Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: net forest depletion was 8.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sierra Leone, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sierra Leone stood at 8.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sierra Leone peaked at 22.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1971.
That places Sierra Leone 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.4% | — |
| 1971 | 4.7% | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +35.5% |
| 1974 | 6.2% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 12.9% | +58.3% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -24.6% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | -22.2% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | -15.7% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -18.8% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | +194.7% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | -36.2% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -26.7% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | +81.6% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | +19.3% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | -33.4% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | +53.1% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | +39.2% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +52.6% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 4.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 5.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 10.0% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.0% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.0% compare
- 6 Uganda 8.6% compare
- 8 Ethiopia 5.6% compare
- 9 Madagascar 5.6% compare
- 10 Guinea 5.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,075 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 908.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 24.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 20,577 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sierra Leone was 8.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: net forest depletion?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net forest depletion rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.