Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Land use over the long-term

Cameroon
2.00 million hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2.20 million hectares
in 2025
Cameroon rank
85th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.20 million hectares against 2.00 million hectares in Cameroon, a difference of 200,000 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 28 and Sierra Leone in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1000s 853,194 hectares 0 hectares 853,194 hectares Cameroon
1100s 953,820 hectares 0 hectares 953,820 hectares Cameroon
1200s 1.06 million hectares 0 hectares 1.06 million hectares Cameroon
1300s 1.18 million hectares 0 hectares 1.18 million hectares Cameroon
1400s 1.31 million hectares 0 hectares 1.31 million hectares Cameroon
1500s 1.44 million hectares 0 hectares 1.44 million hectares Cameroon
1600s 1.56 million hectares 0 hectares 1.56 million hectares Cameroon
1700s 1.67 million hectares 0 hectares 1.67 million hectares Cameroon
1710s 1.71 million hectares 0 hectares 1.71 million hectares Cameroon
1720s 1.75 million hectares 0 hectares 1.75 million hectares Cameroon
1730s 1.79 million hectares 0 hectares 1.79 million hectares Cameroon
1740s 1.82 million hectares 0 hectares 1.82 million hectares Cameroon
1750s 1.86 million hectares 0 hectares 1.86 million hectares Cameroon
1760s 1.89 million hectares 0 hectares 1.89 million hectares Cameroon
1770s 1.92 million hectares 0 hectares 1.92 million hectares Cameroon
1780s 1.95 million hectares 0 hectares 1.95 million hectares Cameroon
1790s 1.98 million hectares 0 hectares 1.98 million hectares Cameroon
1800s 2.00 million hectares 0 hectares 2.00 million hectares Cameroon
1810s 2.03 million hectares 0 hectares 2.03 million hectares Cameroon
1820s 2.05 million hectares 0 hectares 2.05 million hectares Cameroon
1830s 2.06 million hectares 0 hectares 2.06 million hectares Cameroon
1840s 2.07 million hectares 0 hectares 2.07 million hectares Cameroon
1850s 2.08 million hectares 0 hectares 2.08 million hectares Cameroon
1860s 2.14 million hectares 1.80 million hectares 338,270 hectares Cameroon
1870s 2.20 million hectares 1.85 million hectares 349,610 hectares Cameroon
1880s 2.29 million hectares 1.92 million hectares 365,840 hectares Cameroon
1890s 2.36 million hectares 1.98 million hectares 383,550 hectares Cameroon
1900s 2.20 million hectares 2.03 million hectares 171,030 hectares Cameroon
1910s 1.95 million hectares 2.07 million hectares 123,320 hectares Sierra Leone
1920s 1.78 million hectares 2.07 million hectares 289,590 hectares Sierra Leone
1930s 1.91 million hectares 2.23 million hectares 320,000 hectares Sierra Leone
1940s 1.99 million hectares 2.33 million hectares 342,790 hectares Sierra Leone
1950s 1.92 million hectares 2.36 million hectares 433,820 hectares Sierra Leone
1960s 2.00 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 203,400 hectares Sierra Leone
1970s 2.00 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 204,000 hectares Sierra Leone
1980s 2.00 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 204,000 hectares Sierra Leone
1990s 2.00 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 201,200 hectares Sierra Leone
2000s 2.00 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 200,000 hectares Sierra Leone
2010s 2.00 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 200,000 hectares Sierra Leone
2020s 2.00 million hectares 2.20 million hectares 200,000 hectares Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.20 million hectares against 2.00 million hectares in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
200,000 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Cameroon ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

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