Forest land — Share in Land area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forest land — Share in Land area was 34.03 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 34.03 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Sierra Leone peaked at 43.32 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.03 %, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 112th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 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 | 34.57 % | 34.03 % | 35.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 — share in land area in Sierra Leone?
- Forest land — share in land area in Sierra Leone was 34.03 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 43.32 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.03 % in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 112th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 — Share in 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.