Sierra Leone, Africa
Number of Protected areas
50
10 with management effectiveness evaluations
Polygons/Points ratio
72% Polygons
28% Points
Number of sources
For International designations | 1 |
For National designations | 11 |
TOTAL | 12 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )

Area terrestrial
9.39% coverage
6,825 km2 Land Area Protected
72,709 km2 Total Land Area
5% 5th National Report Coverage
3.63% with management effectiveness evaluation
2,637.099469 km2 Area Assessed

Area marine
0.54% coverage
863 km2 Marine Area Protected
160,453 km2 Total Marine Area
6% 5th National Report Coverage
0.08% with management effectiveness evaluation
122.954659 km2 Area Assessed
Warning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory. Download the country's latest national report (pdf)
IUCN Management categories
Management categories | Count | % |
---|---|---|
II | 5 | 10.0 |
IV | 1 | 2.0 |
VI | 1 | 2.0 |
Not Reported | 43 | 86.0 |
Governance types
Name | Governance type | Count | % |
---|---|---|---|
Federal or national ministry or agency | 4 | 8.0 | |
Not Reported | 46 | 92.0 |
National designations
7
Regional designations
0
Categories | Count |
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International designations
1
Categories | Count |
---|---|
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance | 1 |