What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?

0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre

Guinea-Bissau

0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

58th

Sierra Leone rank

56th

Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time

Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?: 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,826 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.