Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 60.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 60.16 for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sierra Leone peaked at 60.16 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 49.34, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 60th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.34 | 49.34 | 49.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58 | 49.34 | 60.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.16 | 60.16 | 60.16 | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
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- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11 Percentage change (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sierra Leone?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Sierra Leone was 60.16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 60.16 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.34 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Sierra Leone ranks 60th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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