Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 98.99 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 98.99 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Sierra Leone peaked at 99.79 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 98.99 %, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 70th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.76 % | 99.74 % | 99.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.61 % | 99.49 % | 99.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.33 % | 99.19 % | 99.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.08 % | 98.99 % | 99.16 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 67 Norway 99.07 % compare
- 68 Montenegro 99.03 % compare
- 69 Ecuador 99.02 % compare
- 70 Solomon Islands 98.99 % compare
- 72 Timor-Leste 98.89 % compare
- 73 Grenada 98.81 % 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 — share in forest land in Sierra Leone?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Sierra Leone was 98.99 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 99.79 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.99 % in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Sierra Leone ranks 70th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.