Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 29.36 1000 ha against 28.7 1000 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 0.66 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 134th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.67 1000 ha | 2.44 1000 ha | 1.22 1000 ha | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 9.5 1000 ha | 12.3 1000 ha | 2.8 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 18.9 1000 ha | 25.6 1000 ha | 6.7 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 22.75 1000 ha | 29.05 1000 ha | 6.3 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 27.2 1000 ha | 29.36 1000 ha | 2.16 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 29 1000 ha | 29.36 1000 ha | 0.36 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 28.7 1000 ha | 29.36 1000 ha | 0.66 1000 ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 29.36 1000 ha against 28.7 1000 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.66 1000 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Cameroon ranks 135th and Sierra Leone ranks 134th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.