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