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Forest cover — Sierra Leone

Forest cover in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 34.3%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 9.02 pp.

2023 34.3% −0.27 pp vs 2022
World rank 92of 213
Period maximum 43.32%1990
Period minimum 34.3%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Sierra Leone, 1990–202332.53537.54042.5451990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 43.32%1991: 43.04%1992: 42.77%1993: 42.5%1994: 42.22%1995: 41.95%1996: 41.68%1997: 41.4%1998: 41.13%1999: 40.86%2000: 40.59%2001: 40.31%2002: 40.04%2003: 39.77%2004: 39.49%2005: 39.22%2006: 38.95%2007: 38.67%2008: 38.4%2009: 38.13%2010: 37.85%2011: 37.58%2012: 37.31%2013: 37.03%2014: 36.76%2015: 36.49%2016: 36.21%2017: 35.94%2018: 35.67%2019: 35.39%2020: 35.12%2021: 34.85%2022: 34.57%2023: 34.3%
Change over the period: −9.02 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 34.3%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Western Africa computed 13.65%
Low-income countries computed 19.86%
Forest cover — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 34.3 −0.27 pp
2022 34.57 −0.27 pp
2021 34.85 −0.27 pp
2020 35.12 −0.27 pp
2019 35.39 −0.27 pp
2018 35.67 −0.27 pp
2017 35.94 −0.27 pp
2016 36.21 −0.27 pp
2015 36.49 −0.27 pp
2014 36.76 −0.27 pp
2013 37.03 −0.27 pp
2012 37.31 −0.27 pp
2011 37.58 −0.27 pp
2010 37.85 −0.27 pp
2009 38.13 −0.27 pp
2008 38.4 −0.27 pp
2007 38.67 −0.27 pp
2006 38.95 −0.27 pp
2005 39.22 −0.27 pp
2004 39.49 −0.27 pp
2003 39.77 −0.27 pp
2002 40.04 −0.27 pp
2001 40.31 −0.27 pp
2000 40.59 −0.27 pp
1999 40.86 −0.27 pp
1998 41.13 −0.27 pp
1997 41.4 −0.27 pp
1996 41.68 −0.27 pp
1995 41.95 −0.27 pp
1994 42.22 −0.27 pp
1993 42.5 −0.27 pp
1992 42.77 −0.27 pp
1991 43.04 −0.27 pp
1990 43.32 —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LR Liberia 78.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 69.51 SN Senegal 41.28 GH Ghana 35.19 SL Sierra Leone 34.3 BJ Benin 26.47 GN Guinea 24.7 NG Nigeria 23.21 GM Gambia 22.28 BF Burkina Faso 22.17 TG Togo 22.07 CV Cabo Verde 11.57 ML Mali 10.9 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.86 NE Niger 0.82 MR Mauritania 0.29
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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