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Sierra Leone
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP13.15[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1648.05[$]
Population7.98[millions]
Land Area73068.61[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 140 32.70 7.20
Ecosystem Vitality 133 36.40 8.60
Biodiversity 108 51.20 26.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 99 75.50 22.40
Terrestrial biomes (global) 62 96.00 78.50
Marine protected areas 73 5.70 5.70
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 124 20.00 10.60
Biodiversity Habitat Index 131 37.50 NA
Species Protection Index 92 45.10 23.70
Species Habitat Index 111 78.00 -19.00
Ecosystem Services 146 15.80 -2.00
Tree cover loss 161 NA -17.20
Grassland loss 145 26.20 11.90
Wetland loss 1 100.00 74.50
Fisheries 22 34.00 -4.00
Fish Stock Status 6 81.70 -11.60
Marine Trophic Index 133 3.40 NA
Fish caught by trawling 38 12.20 0.70
Acidification 151 44.10 -25.80
SO2 growth rate 132 53.40 -2.80
NOx growth rate 161 34.80 -48.90
Agriculture 96 33.20 5.50
Pesticide 101 23.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 71 42.70 11.10
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 161 19.70 1.10
Air Quality 151 21.60 -0.80
PM2.5 101 29.00 -6.00
Household solid fuels 168 7.20 3.70
Ozone 117 39.40 -12.00
NOx 65 34.70 12.30
SO2 55 64.90 9.90
CO 149 23.90 23.90
VOC 159 9.60 -2.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 164 11.60 4.40
Sanitation 164 11.70 4.50
Drinking water 164 11.60 4.40
Heavy Metals 130 36.80 3.40
Lead 130 36.80 3.40
Waste Management 153 12.10 0.50
Solid waste 169 0.60 NA
Recycling 150 9.70 1.50
Ocean Plastics 59 37.60 0.60
Climate Policy 108 35.50 8.90
Climate Change 108 35.50 8.90
CO2 growth rate 143 12.70 12.70
CH4 growth rate 124 31.30 31.30
F-gas growth rate 91 58.30 58.30
N2O growth rate 130 48.50 48.50
Black Carbon growth rate 95 64.70 8.60
Proj. GHG Emissions 50 52.90 0.10
CO2 from land cover 152 NA -51.30
GHG intensity trend 122 40.90 7.90
GHG per capita 1 100.00 NA

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Qatar 33
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
GDP per capita
Afghanistan 43.6
Malawi 40.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Niger 37.7
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Mozambique 31.7
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Issue Performance
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Timor-Leste 35.1
Senegal 33.9
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Angola 30.5
Nigeria 28.3
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Government Effectiveness
Gabon 49.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Solomon Islands 35
Iran 34.5
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Nigeria 28.3
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Myanmar 19.4
Regulatory Quality
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Gabon 49.7
Djibouti 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Solomon Islands 35
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Cameroon 30.2
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Voice and Accountability
Mexico 45.5
Serbia 43.9
Moldova 42.7
Bolivia 40.1
Sri Lanka 34.7
Sierra Leone 32.7
Benin 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
Belize 50
El Salvador 40.8
Azerbaijan 38.6
Russia 37.5
Sierra Leone 32.7
Algeria 29.6
Benin 29.6
Nigeria 28.3
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Control of Corruption
Tonga 43.8
Brazil 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Viet Nam 20.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Comoros 42.5
Kazakhstan 40.9
Malawi 40.6
Peru 39.8
South Africa 37.2
Turkmenistan 37
Sierra Leone 32.7
Cambodia 30.1
China 28.4
Nepal 28.3
Sub-Saharan Africa
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
Least Developed Countries
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Rwanda 32.8
Sierra Leone 32.7
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mozambique 31.7
Guinea 31.6
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EPI Report Year: 
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