Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 535.8 Square kilometres in 2022. ▼ Falling
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Sierra Leone, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 535.8 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Sierra Leone peaked at 585.12 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 535.8 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Sierra Leone ranks 109th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 585.12 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 564.94 Square kilometres | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 556.28 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 556.85 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 550.06 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 535.8 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 575.03 Square kilometres | 564.94 Square kilometres | 585.12 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 556.56 Square kilometres | 556.28 Square kilometres | 556.85 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 542.93 Square kilometres | 535.8 Square kilometres | 550.06 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -38.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -42.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -18.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Sierra Leone?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Sierra Leone was 535.8 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 585.12 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 535.8 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Sierra Leone ranks 109th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation