Nicaragua vs Sierra Leone: Arable land — Area

Nicaragua
1,503 1000 ha
in 2022
Sierra Leone
1,584 1000 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
98th
Sierra Leone rank
97th

Arable land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1,584 1000 ha against 1,503 1000 ha in Nicaragua, a difference of 81 1000 ha.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 98th and Sierra Leone ranks 97th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 1,034 1000 ha 375 1000 ha 659.44 1000 ha Nicaragua
1970s 1,054 1000 ha 422.5 1000 ha 631.9 1000 ha Nicaragua
1980s 1,199 1000 ha 471.2 1000 ha 727.8 1000 ha Nicaragua
1990s 1,532 1000 ha 485.3 1000 ha 1,047 1000 ha Nicaragua
2000s 1,857 1000 ha 1,203 1000 ha 653.22 1000 ha Nicaragua
2010s 1,508 1000 ha 1,579 1000 ha 71.03 1000 ha Sierra Leone
2020s 1,503 1000 ha 1,584 1000 ha 81 1000 ha Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Nicaragua or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1,584 1000 ha against 1,503 1000 ha in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
81 1000 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Sierra Leone rank globally for arable land — area?
Nicaragua ranks 98th 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.