Share global forest in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share global forest was 0.0588 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0588
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
100th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.072
in 1990
All-time low
0.0588
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Sierra Leone is 0.0588, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.072 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0588, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 100th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.072 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0717 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0714 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0711 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0709 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0706 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0703 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.07 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0697 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0694 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0691 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0687 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0683 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0679 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0675 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0671 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0667 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0663 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0659 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0655 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.065 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0646 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0642 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0638 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0634 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.063 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0626 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0621 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0617 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0613 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0609 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0605 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0601 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0597 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0592 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0588 | -0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0588 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0588 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0707 | 0.0694 | 0.072 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0673 | 0.0655 | 0.0691 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0632 | 0.0613 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0599 | 0.0588 | 0.0609 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 97 Bhutan 0.0646 compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 0.0607 compare
- 99 Estonia 0.0591 compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 0.0581 compare
- 102 Uganda 0.0572 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 0.0563 compare
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 share global forest in Sierra Leone?
- Share global forest in Sierra Leone was 0.0588 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.072 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0588 in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share global forest?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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