Portugal vs Sierra Leone: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Portugal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3,987 1000 ha against 3,787 1000 ha in Portugal, a difference of 200 1000 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,899 1000 ha | 2,635 1000 ha | 1,264 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3,953 1000 ha | 2,688 1000 ha | 1,265 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3,993 1000 ha | 2,782 1000 ha | 1,211 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3,849 1000 ha | 2,813 1000 ha | 1,037 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3,804 1000 ha | 3,536 1000 ha | 267.53 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3,715 1000 ha | 3,943 1000 ha | 227.56 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3,901 1000 ha | 3,957 1000 ha | 55.36 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Portugal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3,987 1000 ha against 3,787 1000 ha in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 200 1000 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sierra Leone rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Portugal ranks 97th and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 216 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.