Coastal protection in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Coastal protection was 98.06 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
98.06
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 146 countries
All-time high
98.88
in 2012
All-time low
98.06
in 2020
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Coastal protection in Sierra Leone, 2012–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, coastal protection in Sierra Leone stood at 98.06. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal protection in Sierra Leone peaked at 98.88 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 98.06, in 2020.
That places Sierra Leone 16th out of 146 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Coastal protection in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 98.88 | — |
| 2013 | 98.88 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.88 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.74 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.82 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.69 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.34 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.06 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.06 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.06 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.06 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.06 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98.06 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 98.06 is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.18, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 98.06 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.63, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.76 | 98.34 | 98.88 | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.06 | 98.06 | 98.06 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal protection in Sierra Leone?
- Coastal protection in Sierra Leone was 98.06 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest coastal protection recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 98.88 in 2012.
- What is the lowest coastal protection recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.06 in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for coastal protection?
- Sierra Leone ranks 16th out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coastal protection rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Coastal protection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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