Net Forest conversion — Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net Forest conversion — Area was 20.4 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Net Forest conversion — Area in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — area in Sierra Leone is 20.4 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Sierra Leone peaked at 20.4 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.84 1000 ha, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.84 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19.84 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20.4 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 20.4 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.21 1000 ha, 65% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 20.4 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.7 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.84 1000 ha | 19.84 1000 ha | 19.84 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.34 1000 ha | 19.84 1000 ha | 20.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4 1000 ha | 20.4 1000 ha | 20.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4 1000 ha | 20.4 1000 ha | 20.4 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 net forest conversion — area in Sierra Leone?
- Net forest conversion — area in Sierra Leone was 20.4 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.84 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 39th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area. 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).