Environment in Sierra Leone

1,737 indicators covering environment for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 40.6% 2025 up 348.7% 32nd
Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 29 1000 USD 2015 up 383.3% 96th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 24 1000 USD 2018 down 29.4% 103rd
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 127 m3 2018 down 42.5% 83rd
Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 unchanged 1st
South Africa — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 58 1000 USD 2018 down 56.4% 88th
Total FAO — Fibreboard — Export Value 67 1000 USD 2018 down 22.1% 87th
Germany — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 8 m3 2017 down 92.9% 109th
Germany — Fibreboard — Import Value 12 1000 USD 2017 down 87.5% 106th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Quantity 98 m3 2018 down 55.3% 44th
Germany — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 12 1000 USD 2018 down 36.8% 100th
Others (adjustment) — Fibreboard — Export Value 35 1000 USD 2018 down 57.8% 32nd
Cropland area certified organic — Area 162.3 1000 ha 2024 up 60.4% 21st
Ozone (O₃) concentration 58 ppb 2015 unchanged 79th
Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 16.61 2024 down 64.3% 80th
India — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 5 1000 USD 2015 down 96.1% 123rd
Coastal protection 98.06 2025 down 0.8% 16th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 67 m3 2018 down 77.7% 99th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Export 4 1000 USD 2018 down 75.0% 100th
Singapore — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 532 t 2018 down 2.4% 51st
Singapore — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 541 1000 USD 2018 down 2.7% 51st
Czechia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 22 1000 USD 2002 up 83.3% 108th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Export quantity 123 m3 2024 unchanged 48th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Export value 10 1000 USD 2024 up 11.1% 56th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous 0 m3 2018 10th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, coniferous 0 1000 USD 2018 22nd
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical 275,000 m3 2018 up 20,561.2% 14th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical 105,699 1000 USD 2018 up 9,439.6% 11th
Norway — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 11 1000 USD 2012 up 1,000.0% 101st
Population using safely managed sanitation services 10.8% 2024 up 70.9% 92nd
Spain — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 170 1000 USD 2017 up 1,445.5% 78th
China — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Quantity 9,394 m3 2018 up 6,610.0% 38th
China — Sawnwood, non-coniferous all — Export Value 4,283 1000 USD 2018 up 2,981.3% 35th
Denmark — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 8 1000 USD 2017 down 91.0% 98th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 71,940 2021 down 6.1% 54th
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 1.1% 2021 152nd
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 269 2021 114th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical 73,607 m3 2018 14th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous tropical 0 1000 USD 2018 51st
Republic of Korea — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 3 1000 USD 2018 down 89.3% 105th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Export Value 14 1000 USD 2015 down 93.0% 80th
Total FAO — Newsprint — Export Quantity 25 t 2015 down 94.1% 76th
Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 452,406 2019 down 10.9% 56th
Spain — Fibreboard — Import Quantity 325 m3 2018 51st
Spain — Fibreboard — Import Value 154 1000 USD 2018 63rd
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Export Value 3 1000 USD 2015 19th
Others (adjustment) — Newsprint — Export Quantity 1 t 2015 down 98.8% 20th
Lake water quality turbidity 27.9% 2021 22nd
Lake water quality trophic state 0.4% 2021 78th
Brazil — Plywood — Import Quantity 27 m3 2018 up 8.0% 90th
Brazil — Plywood — Import Value 18 1000 USD 2018 down 21.7% 94th
South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 7 t 2016 down 81.6% 92nd
South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 104 1000 USD 2016 up 550.0% 64th
Italy — Plywood — Import Quantity 1 m3 2017 down 97.1% 92nd
Italy — Plywood — Import Value 1 1000 USD 2017 down 97.4% 95th
Land use for palm oil production 51,556 hectares 2024 up 80.0% 21st
Total FAO — Wood pulp — Export Value 74 1000 USD 2006 down 85.2% 71st
Total FAO — Wood pulp — Export Quantity 177 t 2006 down 83.5% 64th
Malaysia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 6 t 2018 down 86.7% 88th
Malaysia — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 9 1000 USD 2018 down 89.3% 92nd