Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 1.01 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted 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 1.01 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.01 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.21 %, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 171st of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.21 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.22 % | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.23 % | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.24 % | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.25 % | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.26 % | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.27 % | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.29 % | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.32 % | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.34 % | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.37 % | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4 % | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.42 % | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.45 % | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.48 % | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.51 % | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.53 % | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.56 % | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.59 % | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.62 % | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.65 % | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.68 % | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.71 % | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.74 % | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.78 % | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.81 % | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.84 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.87 % | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.91 % | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.94 % | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.98 % | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 1.01 % | +3.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.01 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.65 %, 38% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.01 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.91 %, 35% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.237 % | 0.21 % | 0.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.385 % | 0.27 % | 0.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.667 % | 0.53 % | 0.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.925 % | 0.84 % | 1.01 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 168 Timor-Leste 1.11 % compare
- 168 East Timor 1.11 % compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 1.02 % compare
- 172 Ecuador 0.98 % compare
- 173 Montenegro 0.97 % compare
- 174 Norway 0.93 % 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Sierra Leone?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Sierra Leone was 1.01 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 % in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Sierra Leone ranks 171st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 — 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.