Environment in Sierra Leone 1,717 indicators covering environment for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.9% 79th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 down 68.2% 90th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 up 41.4% 102nd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 up 41.4% 101st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 up 38.3% 103rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 up 38.3% 105th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8,536.8% 138th Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 — 129th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 32.61 % change on previous year 2024 up 25.2% 37th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.5% 52nd Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 23.7% 63rd Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 down 81.7% 129th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 73.4% 118th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 34.3% 152nd Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0007 t per square kilometre 2023 down 35.5% 151st Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 43rd Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 82nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 — 119th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2022 down 68.2% 86th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -74.42 % change on previous year 2023 — 163rd Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2024 — 113th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 124th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 74.2% 57th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.7233 m3 per person 2024 down 13.5% 19th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.7233 m3 per person 2024 down 13.5% 24th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.7615 m3 per person 2024 down 10.8% 33rd Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.7615 m3 per person 2024 down 10.8% 50th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 161.15 % change on previous year 2024 up 157.2% 10th Primary Forest — Area 71.07 1000 ha 2025 down 16.4% 76th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1,484 t 2024 unchanged 122nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 868 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 124th Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0244 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 93.5% 69th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0999 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 86.5% 68th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 41.3% 83rd Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.1% 76th Recovered paper — Import quantity 1 t 2024 down 96.9% 195th Recovered paper — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 203rd Annual change in forest area -19,726 hectares 2025 unchanged 197th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.8% 2025 down 8.1% 206th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.8% 2025 down 8.1% 205th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -19,726 hectares 2025 unchanged 197th Fibreboard — Export quantity 178 m3 2024 up 71.2% 111th Fibreboard — Export value 68 1000 USD 2024 up 65.9% 118th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 — 107th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year 2024 down 83.9% 55th Forest land — Area 2,436 1000 ha 2025 down 7.5% 113th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 2,412 1000 ha 2025 down 7.8% 106th Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 98.99 % 2025 down 0.3% 73rd Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 7,733.3% 154th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 — 215th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 155th Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 15 1000 USD 2024 up 400.0% 130th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1,875 m3 2024 up 1,775.0% 90th Other fibreboard — Import quantity 3 m3 2024 down 85.0% 216th Other fibreboard — Import value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 80.0% 211th Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0382 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 81.3% 109th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0797 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 104.2% 108th Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 430 1000 USD 2024 up 497.2% 96th Planted Forest — Area 24.68 1000 ha 2025 up 37.5% 150th Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 1.01 % 2025 up 48.5% 171st ← Previous Page 14 of 29 Next →