Reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.4819 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone is 0.4819, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8407 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1352, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 149th out of 254 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1352 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1868 | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2732 | +46.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3432 | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3404 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3818 | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4056 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3838 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3266 | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2863 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2918 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3771 | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4825 | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6395 | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7598 | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8407 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7508 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6718 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5683 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4927 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.424 | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4612 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4819 | +4.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.4819 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9647, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.4819 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.57, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3063 | 0.1352 | 0.4056 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5875 | 0.2918 | 0.8407 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4557 | 0.424 | 0.4819 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone was 0.4819 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8407 in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1352 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 149th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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