Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 83.22 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Sierra Leone, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Sierra Leone stood at 83.22 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Sierra Leone peaked at 86.14 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83.22 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 142nd out of 245 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 83.7 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 83.69 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 83.68 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 84.12 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 85.1 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 85.48 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.71 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 86.03 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 86.14 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 85.89 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.71 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.35 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.25 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.23 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.03 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 84.04 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.8 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.85 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.78 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.71 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.63 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.28 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.25 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.22 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 83.22 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 195.8 1000 ha, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 83.22 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 198.84 1000 ha, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.69 1000 ha | 83.68 1000 ha | 86.03 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 85.03 1000 ha | 83.8 1000 ha | 86.14 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.72 1000 ha | 83.63 1000 ha | 83.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.25 1000 ha | 83.22 1000 ha | 83.28 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 139 Haiti 86.6 1000 ha compare
- 140 Eritrea 86.17 1000 ha compare
- 141 Oman 85.72 1000 ha compare
- 143 Costa Rica 80.46 1000 ha compare
- 144 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 75.82 1000 ha compare
- 145 Afghanistan 72.9 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 inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Sierra Leone?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Sierra Leone was 83.22 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 86.14 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.22 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- Sierra Leone ranks 142nd out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.