Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -0.8012 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -0.8012 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone peaked at -0.6293 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.8035 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 222nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6293 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.6333 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6443 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1994 | -0.6414 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1995 | -0.6456 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6498 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.654 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.6656 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1999 | -0.6627 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2000 | -0.6672 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.6716 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -0.6836 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2003 | -0.6808 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2004 | -0.6855 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6902 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.7027 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2007 | -0.6999 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.7049 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7177 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2010 | -0.715 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2011 | -0.7202 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.7254 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7387 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2014 | -0.7361 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2015 | -0.7416 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2016 | -0.7471 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2017 | -0.7528 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7668 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2019 | -0.7643 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.7702 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.7762 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.7909 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2023 | -0.7885 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.8035 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2025 | -0.8012 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6473 % change on previous year | -0.6656 % change on previous year | -0.6293 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6904 % change on previous year | -0.7177 % change on previous year | -0.6672 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7408 % change on previous year | -0.7668 % change on previous year | -0.715 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7884 % change on previous year | -0.8035 % change on previous year | -0.7702 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 219 Mayotte -0.7634 % change on previous year compare
- 220 Western Sahara -0.782 % change on previous year compare
- 221 Angola -0.7995 % change on previous year compare
- 223 Mozambique -0.8212 % change on previous year compare
- 224 Kazakhstan -0.8635 % change on previous year compare
- 225 Somalia -0.8966 % 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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone was -0.8012 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6293 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8035 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 222nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.