Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 56.11 % against 55.24 % in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.87 %.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 49th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.98 % | 36.5 % | 7.48 % | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 44.52 % | 37.24 % | 7.28 % | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 45.69 % | 38.54 % | 7.15 % | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 47.82 % | 38.97 % | 8.85 % | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 50.71 % | 48.99 % | 1.72 % | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 53.79 % | 54.62 % | 0.829 % | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 55.93 % | 54.82 % | 1.12 % | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
- Mozambique, at 56.11 % against 55.24 % in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 0.87 %, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Mozambique ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 49th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.