Mountain Green Cover Index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Mountain Green Cover Index was 99.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Mountain Green Cover Index in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mountain green cover index in Sierra Leone is 99.1%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Sierra Leone peaked at 99.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.1%, in 2021.
That places Sierra Leone 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Mountain Green Cover Index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.8% | — |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 99.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 92.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 99.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 21 Liberia 99.2% compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 99.1% compare
- 24 Madagascar 99.0% compare
- 25 Central African Republic 99.0% compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea 98.9% compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover index in Sierra Leone?
- Mountain green cover index in Sierra Leone was 99.1% in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.1% in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mountain green cover index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mountain Green Cover Index.