Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 112.67 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 112.67 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sierra Leone peaked at 144.61 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 112.67 million t, in 2025.
That places Sierra Leone 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 144.61 million t | — |
| 1991 | 143.7 million t | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 142.79 million t | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 141.87 million t | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 140.96 million t | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 140.05 million t | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 139.14 million t | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 138.23 million t | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 137.31 million t | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 136.4 million t | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 135.49 million t | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 134.58 million t | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 133.66 million t | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 132.75 million t | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 131.84 million t | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 130.93 million t | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 130.01 million t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 129.1 million t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 128.19 million t | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 127.27 million t | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 126.36 million t | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 125.45 million t | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 124.54 million t | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 123.62 million t | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 122.71 million t | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 121.8 million t | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 120.89 million t | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 119.98 million t | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 119.06 million t | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 118.15 million t | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 117.24 million t | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 116.33 million t | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 115.41 million t | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 114.5 million t | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 113.58 million t | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 112.67 million t | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140.51 million t | 136.4 million t | 144.61 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 131.38 million t | 127.27 million t | 135.49 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.26 million t | 118.15 million t | 126.36 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.95 million t | 112.67 million t | 117.24 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 101 Burkina Faso 124.3 million t compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 118.51 million t compare
- 103 Somalia 112.74 million t compare
- 105 Uruguay 108.04 million t compare
- 106 Bangladesh 95.09 million t compare
- 107 Greece 94.54 million t compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sierra Leone?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Sierra Leone was 112.67 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 144.61 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.67 million t in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Sierra Leone ranks 104th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.