Mangrove total area change in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mangrove total area change was -4.5% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Sierra Leone, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -4.5% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and down 324.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Sierra Leone peaked at -0.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.5%, in 2020.
That places Sierra Leone 86th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8% | -1.2% | -0.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.5% | -3.2% | -0.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.5% | -4.5% | -4.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Sierra Leone?
- Mangrove total area change in Sierra Leone was -4.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.5% in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mangrove total area change?
- Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 324.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove total area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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