Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 2,436 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Sierra Leone stood at 2,436 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,127 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,436 1000 ha, in 2025.
Sierra Leone ranks 104th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,038 1000 ha | 2,949 1000 ha | 3,127 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,841 1000 ha | 2,752 1000 ha | 2,929 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,643 1000 ha | 2,555 1000 ha | 2,732 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,486 1000 ha | 2,436 1000 ha | 2,535 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 101 Bhutan 2,675 1000 ha compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 2,514 1000 ha compare
- 103 Estonia 2,447 1000 ha compare
- 105 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 106 Uganda 2,368 1000 ha compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Share co2 vs population 0.1565 (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 8.82 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 4.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 45.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.166 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 42.62 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.166 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.166 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Sierra Leone?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Sierra Leone was 2,436 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,127 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,436 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Sierra Leone ranks 104th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).