Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 24,524 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Sierra Leone is 24,524 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Sierra Leone peaked at 31,200 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 24,524 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,307 Square kilometres | 29,414 Square kilometres | 31,200 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,298 Square kilometres | 27,380 Square kilometres | 29,216 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,258 Square kilometres | 25,340 Square kilometres | 27,176 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,830 Square kilometres | 24,524 Square kilometres | 25,136 Square kilometres | 4 |
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- 88 Malawi 20,463 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -19.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -22.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Sierra Leone?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Sierra Leone was 24,524 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 31,200 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,524 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Sierra Leone ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 use hidden — Naturally regenerating 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