Japan vs Sierra Leone: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Japan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4,582 1000 ha against 3,987 1000 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 595 1000 ha.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 103rd of 237 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,941 1000 ha | 2,635 1000 ha | 4,306 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1970s | 6,373 1000 ha | 2,688 1000 ha | 3,685 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1980s | 6,024 1000 ha | 2,782 1000 ha | 3,242 1000 ha | Japan |
| 1990s | 5,586 1000 ha | 2,813 1000 ha | 2,773 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2000s | 5,103 1000 ha | 3,536 1000 ha | 1,567 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2010s | 4,844 1000 ha | 3,943 1000 ha | 900.97 1000 ha | Japan |
| 2020s | 4,633 1000 ha | 3,957 1000 ha | 676.31 1000 ha | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Japan or Sierra Leone?
- Japan, at 4,582 1000 ha against 3,987 1000 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 595 1000 ha, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sierra Leone rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Japan ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 103rd of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.