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 113th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,127 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,107 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3,087 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3,068 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 3,048 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 3,028 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 3,008 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,989 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,969 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,949 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,929 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,910 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,890 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,870 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,851 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,831 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,811 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,791 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,772 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,752 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,732 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,712 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,693 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,673 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,653 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,634 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,614 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,594 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,574 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,555 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,535 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2,515 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,495 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,476 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2,456 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2,436 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2,436 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2,436 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 110 Bhutan 2,675 1000 ha compare
- 111 Solomon Islands 2,514 1000 ha compare
- 112 Estonia 2,447 1000 ha compare
- 114 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 115 Uganda 2,368 1000 ha compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
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 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 113th out of 249 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.