Mountain Green Cover Index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mountain Green Cover Index was 0.81 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.81 %
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
137th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.81 %
in 2021
All-time low
0.19 %
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain Green Cover Index in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, mountain green cover index in Sierra Leone stood at 0.81 %. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.81 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.19 %, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 137th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mountain Green Cover Index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.19 % | — |
| 2005 | 0.32 % | +68.4% |
| 2010 | 0.47 % | +46.9% |
| 2015 | 0.65 % | +38.3% |
| 2018 | 0.75 % | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.81 % | +8.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.81 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.78 %, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.81 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 %, 81% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.255 % | 0.19 % | 0.32 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6233 % | 0.47 % | 0.75 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.81 % | 0.81 % | 0.81 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 134 Equatorial Guinea 0.88 % compare
- 134 Zambia 0.88 % compare
- 136 Mozambique 0.83 % compare
- 138 Albania 0.8 % compare
- 139 Mali 0.78 % compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.77 % compare
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 mountain green cover index in Sierra Leone?
- Mountain green cover index in Sierra Leone was 0.81 % in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.81 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 % in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mountain green cover index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 137th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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