Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.7967 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone stood at -0.7967 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone peaked at -0.6267 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.7967 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 214th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6267 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.631 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1993 | -0.635 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.6387 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6432 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6473 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.6512 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6558 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6601 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6645 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.65 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2002 | -0.673 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2003 | -0.6779 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.6825 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6869 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2006 | -0.692 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.6968 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7017 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7063 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.7117 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2011 | -0.7168 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.7216 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7272 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.7322 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.7379 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -0.7434 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2017 | -0.7486 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2018 | -0.7546 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.7604 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.7658 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2021 | -0.7721 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.7777 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2023 | -0.7842 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -0.79 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2025 | -0.7967 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6432 % change on previous year | -0.6601 % change on previous year | -0.6267 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6832 % change on previous year | -0.7063 % change on previous year | -0.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7354 % change on previous year | -0.7604 % change on previous year | -0.7117 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7811 % change on previous year | -0.7967 % change on previous year | -0.7658 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 211 Nigeria -0.7287 % change on previous year compare
- 212 Sudan -0.7802 % change on previous year compare
- 213 Angola -0.7934 % change on previous year compare
- 215 Seychelles -0.8087 % change on previous year compare
- 216 Mozambique -0.8149 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Antigua and Barbuda -0.8331 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone was -0.7967 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6267 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7967 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.