Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 65.32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
65.32
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 240 countries
All-time high
65.32
in 2012
All-time low
51.61
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sierra Leone, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sierra Leone stood at 65.32. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sierra Leone peaked at 65.32 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.61, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 61st of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.61 | — |
| 2001 | 51.61 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.61 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.61 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.61 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.61 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.61 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.61 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 51.61 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51.61 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.08 | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 62.08 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.32 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.32 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 65.32 is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.41, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 65.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.61 | 51.61 | 51.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.67 | 62.08 | 65.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.32 | 65.32 | 65.32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2494 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.48 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sierra Leone?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Sierra Leone was 65.32 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 65.32 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.61 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Sierra Leone ranks 61st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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