Planted Forest — Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Planted Forest — Area was 24.68 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Sierra Leone stood at 24.68 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Sierra Leone peaked at 24.68 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.68 1000 ha, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.21 1000 ha | 6.68 1000 ha | 7.73 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.88 1000 ha | 7.85 1000 ha | 13.91 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.61 1000 ha | 14.58 1000 ha | 20.64 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23 1000 ha | 21.31 1000 ha | 24.68 1000 ha | 6 |
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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 planted forest — area in Sierra Leone?
- Planted forest — area in Sierra Leone was 24.68 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 24.68 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.68 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for planted forest — area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.