Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Arable land — Area

Nepal
1,804 1000 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1,584 1000 ha
in 2024
Nepal rank
94th
Sierra Leone rank
97th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Nepal
  • Sierra Leone
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1,804 1000 ha against 1,584 1000 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 220 1000 ha.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 97th of 231 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 1,811 1000 ha 375 1000 ha 1,436 1000 ha Nepal
1970s 2,143 1000 ha 422.5 1000 ha 1,721 1000 ha Nepal
1980s 2,299 1000 ha 471.2 1000 ha 1,828 1000 ha Nepal
1990s 2,336 1000 ha 485.3 1000 ha 1,850 1000 ha Nepal
2000s 2,286 1000 ha 1,203 1000 ha 1,082 1000 ha Nepal
2010s 2,047 1000 ha 1,579 1000 ha 467.93 1000 ha Nepal
2020s 1,823 1000 ha 1,584 1000 ha 239.38 1000 ha Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Nepal or Sierra Leone?
Nepal, at 1,804 1000 ha against 1,584 1000 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
220 1000 ha, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for arable land — area?
Nepal ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 97th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.