Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 65.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Sierra Leone stood at 65.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Sierra Leone peaked at 65.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 60th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 62.1% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9174 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7175 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7846 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Sierra Leone?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Sierra Leone was 65.3% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Sierra Leone ranks 60th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)