Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 2,412 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2,412 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,120 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,412 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 98th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,031 1000 ha | 2,941 1000 ha | 3,120 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,830 1000 ha | 2,738 1000 ha | 2,922 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,626 1000 ha | 2,534 1000 ha | 2,718 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,463 1000 ha | 2,412 1000 ha | 2,514 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 95 Bhutan 2,654 1000 ha compare
- 96 Austria 2,591 1000 ha compare
- 97 Solomon Islands 2,489 1000 ha compare
- 99 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 100 Estonia 2,193 1000 ha compare
- 101 Turkmenistan 2,180 1000 ha compare
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Sierra Leone?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Sierra Leone was 2,412 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,120 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,412 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 98th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.