Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 24,680 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sierra Leone stood at 24,680 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sierra Leone peaked at 24,680 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,680 hectares, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 132nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,206 hectares | 6,680 hectares | 7,733 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,878 hectares | 7,850 hectares | 13,907 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,611 hectares | 14,580 hectares | 20,638 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,995 hectares | 21,310 hectares | 24,680 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9174 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7175 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7846 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sierra Leone?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Sierra Leone was 24,680 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 24,680 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,680 hectares in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Sierra Leone ranks 132nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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