Forest area as share of land area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forest area as share of land area was 33.75 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Sierra Leone is 33.75, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Sierra Leone peaked at 43.32 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.75, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 105th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.09 | 40.86 | 43.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.36 | 38.13 | 40.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.62 | 35.39 | 37.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.44 | 33.75 | 35.12 | 6 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -19.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -22.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Sierra Leone?
- Forest area as share of land area in Sierra Leone was 33.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 43.32 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.75 in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 105th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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