Niger vs Sierra Leone: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland

Niger
1.51 %
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.64 %
in 2024
Niger rank
153rd
Sierra Leone rank
151st

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time

  • Niger
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.64 % against 1.51 % in Niger, a difference of 0.13 %.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1378 % 0.5567 % 0.4189 % Sierra Leone
1970s 0.182 % 2.52 % 2.33 % Sierra Leone
1980s 0.38 % 4.42 % 4.04 % Sierra Leone
1990s 0.53 % 4.75 % 4.22 % Sierra Leone
2000s 0.554 % 2.46 % 1.91 % Sierra Leone
2010s 0.726 % 1.69 % 0.961 % Sierra Leone
2020s 1.5 % 1.67 % 0.168 % Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Niger or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.64 % against 1.51 % in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Niger and Sierra Leone?
0.13 %, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
Niger ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 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.