Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 2,233 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Sierra Leone, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Sierra Leone is 2,233 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,251 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2,201 1000 ha, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,250 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,249 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,251 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,251 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,250 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,246 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,236 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,223 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,217 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,222 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,224 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,224 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,226 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,225 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,222 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,221 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,214 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,212 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,211 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,212 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,211 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,211 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,215 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,213 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,201 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,229 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,235 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,232 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,233 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2,233 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,674 1000 ha, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2,233 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,570 1000 ha, 49% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,249 1000 ha | 2,246 1000 ha | 2,251 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,224 1000 ha | 2,217 1000 ha | 2,236 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,213 1000 ha | 2,201 1000 ha | 2,229 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,233 1000 ha | 2,232 1000 ha | 2,235 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 93 Equatorial Guinea 2,363 1000 ha compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 2,356 1000 ha compare
- 95 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,336 1000 ha compare
- 97 Slovakia 2,226 1000 ha compare
- 98 China, Taiwan Province of 2,211 1000 ha compare
- 99 Uruguay 2,199 1000 ha compare
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 tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Sierra Leone?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Sierra Leone was 2,233 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,251 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,201 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Sierra Leone ranks 96th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.