Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Arable land use per person
Malawi
0.1895 hectares per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1872 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
64th
Sierra Leone rank
66th
Arable land use per person over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1895 hectares per person against 0.1872 hectares per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0023 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3899 hectares per person | 0.1516 hectares per person | 0.2383 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.3812 hectares per person | 0.1433 hectares per person | 0.238 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.2769 hectares per person | 0.1304 hectares per person | 0.1464 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.2307 hectares per person | 0.115 hectares per person | 0.1157 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.2212 hectares per person | 0.0236 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2169 hectares per person | 0.2278 hectares per person | 0.0109 hectares per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1962 hectares per person | 0.1936 hectares per person | 0.0026 hectares per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 0.1895 hectares per person against 0.1872 hectares per person in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0023 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Malawi ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.