Egypt vs Sierra Leone: Agriculture — Area

Egypt
4,229 1000 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
3,987 1000 ha
in 2024
Egypt rank
103rd
Sierra Leone rank
105th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Egypt
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4,229 1000 ha against 3,987 1000 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 242 1000 ha.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Egypt ranks 103rd and Sierra Leone ranks 105th of 237 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 2,662 1000 ha 2,635 1000 ha 27.33 1000 ha Egypt
1970s 2,742 1000 ha 2,688 1000 ha 54.5 1000 ha Egypt
1980s 2,501 1000 ha 2,782 1000 ha 280.28 1000 ha Sierra Leone
1990s 3,076 1000 ha 2,813 1000 ha 263.41 1000 ha Egypt
2000s 3,476 1000 ha 3,536 1000 ha 59.48 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2010s 3,758 1000 ha 3,943 1000 ha 184.85 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2020s 4,082 1000 ha 3,957 1000 ha 125.11 1000 ha Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
Egypt, at 4,229 1000 ha against 3,987 1000 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
242 1000 ha, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for agriculture — area?
Egypt ranks 103rd and Sierra Leone ranks 105th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.