Honduras vs Sierra Leone: Land use
Honduras
1.62 million hectares
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.75 million hectares
in 2023
Honduras rank
99th
Sierra Leone rank
96th
Land use over time
- Honduras
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.75 million hectares against 1.62 million hectares in Honduras, a difference of 131,000 hectares.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Honduras ahead.
Honduras ranks 99th and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 million hectares | 431,111 hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Honduras |
| 1970s | 1.64 million hectares | 484,000 hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Honduras |
| 1980s | 1.78 million hectares | 577,700 hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Honduras |
| 1990s | 1.90 million hectares | 611,600 hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Honduras |
| 2000s | 1.44 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 103,518 hectares | Honduras |
| 2010s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | 183,531 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.61 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 137,000 hectares | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Honduras or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.75 million hectares against 1.62 million hectares in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Honduras and Sierra Leone?
- 131,000 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Honduras and Sierra Leone rank globally for land use?
- Honduras ranks 99th and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.