Environment in Sierra Leone 1,737 indicators covering environment for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 11.72 2024 — 86th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 7.8% 2022 up 8.9% 143rd Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 78.3% 2022 up 1,295.3% 92nd Belgium — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 62 1000 USD 2018 up 44.2% 127th Canada — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 4 1000 USD 2013 up 33.3% 132nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 50th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 49th Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 100 m3 2017 down 53.7% 96th Total FAO — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 72 1000 USD 2017 up 18.0% 83rd Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 27 t 2012 up 800.0% 128th Austria — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 20 1000 USD 2012 up 100.0% 132nd India — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 825 1000 USD 2018 up 787.1% 70th Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 66 t 2004 up 94.1% 117th Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 47 1000 USD 2004 up 42.4% 120th Total FAO — Plywood — Export Value 177 1000 USD 2017 up 405.7% 94th Total FAO — Plywood — Export Quantity 188 m3 2017 up 652.0% 95th China — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 109,982 1000 USD 2018 up 9,173.4% 35th Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity -101,108 m3 2017 down 40,063.6% 132nd Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value -8,209 1000 USD 2017 down 21,702.6% 128th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 36.9 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 up 11.9% 23rd Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2017 down 100.0% 56th Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity 0 m3 2017 — 80th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.099 kilograms 2018 — 68th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 65.21 1000 ha 2019 — 136th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 54.42 1000 ha 2019 — 113th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 253.35 1000 ha 2019 — 78th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 177.76 1000 ha 2019 — 63rd Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 0.04 1000 ha 2019 — 142nd Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 7.89 1000 ha 2019 — 144th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 66.19 1000 ha 2019 — 71st Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 24 m3 2018 down 73.3% 112th Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 3 1000 USD 2018 down 72.7% 125th Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 258 t 2018 up 258.3% 80th Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 239 1000 USD 2018 up 326.8% 82nd India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 694 t 2018 up 1,679.5% 66th India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 553 1000 USD 2018 up 1,248.8% 73rd Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 64 t 2018 up 814.3% 117th Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 62 1000 USD 2018 up 44.2% 118th Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 72 t 2018 up 200.0% 108th Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 148 1000 USD 2018 up 543.5% 95th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 1 m3 2018 down 98.3% 36th Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 50th Malaysia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 626 1000 USD 2018 down 21.9% 51st Switzerland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 32 1000 USD 2018 up 700.0% 97th T�rkiye — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 60 1000 USD 2018 up 328.6% 112th France — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 781 1000 USD 2018 down 37.0% 60th Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Portugal — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 54 1000 USD 2016 up 217.6% 119th Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Value 24 1000 USD 2018 down 90.1% 96th Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 7 m3 2018 down 87.9% 111th Singapore — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 541 1000 USD 2018 down 2.7% 57th Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 165.59 1000 ha 2024 up 63.7% 23rd Above-ground forest biomass 82 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 142nd Poland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 327 1000 USD 2018 down 46.1% 92nd Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2018 — 38th Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 0 m3 2018 — 61st Above-ground biomass in forest 82 2025 unchanged 155th Forest area 2,436 2025 down 7.5% 109th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 33.8% 2025 down 7.5% 121st Share of forest area within protected areas 40.6% 2025 up 348.7% 33rd ← Previous Page 26 of 29 Next →