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
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
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.