Forest land — Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forest land — Area was 2,436 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Sierra Leone is 2,436 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,127 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,436 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 104th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 3,038 1000 ha | 2,949 1000 ha | 3,127 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,841 1000 ha | 2,752 1000 ha | 2,929 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,643 1000 ha | 2,555 1000 ha | 2,732 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,486 1000 ha | 2,436 1000 ha | 2,535 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 101 Bhutan 2,675 1000 ha compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 2,514 1000 ha compare
- 103 Estonia 2,447 1000 ha compare
- 105 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 106 Uganda 2,368 1000 ha compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.64 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 29.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 55.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 203.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 39.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,584 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Sierra Leone?
- Forest land — area in Sierra Leone was 2,436 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,127 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,436 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forest land — area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 104th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.