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 106th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,120 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,100 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 3,080 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3,060 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 3,041 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 3,021 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3,001 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,981 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,961 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,941 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,922 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,901 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,881 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,860 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,840 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,820 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,799 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,779 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,758 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,738 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,718 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2,697 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,677 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,656 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,636 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,616 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,595 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,575 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,554 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,534 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2,514 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2,493 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,473 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,452 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2,432 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2,412 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2,412 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,412 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2,412 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 103 Bhutan 2,654 1000 ha compare
- 104 Austria 2,591 1000 ha compare
- 105 Solomon Islands 2,489 1000 ha compare
- 107 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 108 Estonia 2,193 1000 ha compare
- 109 Turkmenistan 2,180 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 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 106th out of 240 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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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.