Nicaragua vs Sierra Leone: Cropland — Area

Nicaragua
1,799 1000 ha
in 2022
Sierra Leone
1,787 1000 ha
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
100th
Sierra Leone rank
101st

Cropland — Area over time

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

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,799 1000 ha against 1,787 1000 ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 12 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 234 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 1,192 1000 ha 431.11 1000 ha 761 1000 ha Nicaragua
1970s 1,224 1000 ha 484 1000 ha 739.5 1000 ha Nicaragua
1980s 1,383 1000 ha 577.7 1000 ha 805.1 1000 ha Nicaragua
1990s 1,749 1000 ha 611.6 1000 ha 1,137 1000 ha Nicaragua
2000s 2,133 1000 ha 1,336 1000 ha 797.22 1000 ha Nicaragua
2010s 1,804 1000 ha 1,743 1000 ha 61.37 1000 ha Nicaragua
2020s 1,799 1000 ha 1,749 1000 ha 50 1000 ha Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, Nicaragua or Sierra Leone?
Nicaragua, at 1,799 1000 ha against 1,787 1000 ha in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in cropland — area between Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
12 1000 ha, with Nicaragua 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 cropland — area?
Nicaragua ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.