Land use hidden — Forest in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land use hidden — Forest was 24,757 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Sierra Leone is 24,757 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 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, land use hidden — forest in Sierra Leone peaked at 31,267 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24,757 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 90th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,267 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 31,070 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 30,872 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 30,675 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 30,478 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 30,281 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 30,083 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 29,886 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 29,689 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 29,492 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 29,294 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 29,097 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 28,900 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 28,702 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 28,505 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 28,308 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 28,111 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 27,913 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 27,716 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 27,519 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 27,322 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 27,124 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 26,927 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26,730 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26,533 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 26,335 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26,138 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 25,941 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 25,743 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 25,546 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 25,349 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 25,152 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 24,954 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 24,757 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 24,757 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 23,449 Square kilometres, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 24,757 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 41% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,379 Square kilometres | 29,492 Square kilometres | 31,267 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,407 Square kilometres | 27,519 Square kilometres | 29,294 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,434 Square kilometres | 25,546 Square kilometres | 27,322 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,053 Square kilometres | 24,757 Square kilometres | 25,349 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 87 Czechia 26,825 Square kilometres compare
- 88 Solomon Islands 25,208 Square kilometres compare
- 89 Côte d’Ivoire 24,980 Square kilometres compare
- 91 Uganda 22,141 Square kilometres compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,879 Square kilometres compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 21,684 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — forest in Sierra Leone?
- Land use hidden — forest in Sierra Leone was 24,757 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 31,267 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,757 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Sierra Leone ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata