Nicaragua vs Sierra Leone: Land use
Nicaragua
1.80 million hectares
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.75 million hectares
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
94th
Sierra Leone rank
95th
Land use over time
- Nicaragua
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.80 million hectares against 1.75 million hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 50,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 223 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 million hectares | 431,111 hectares | 761,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1.22 million hectares | 484,000 hectares | 739,500 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.38 million hectares | 577,700 hectares | 805,100 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.75 million hectares | 611,600 hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.13 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 797,218 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.80 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | 61,369 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.80 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 50,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Nicaragua or Sierra Leone?
- Nicaragua, at 1.80 million hectares against 1.75 million hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 50,000 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Sierra Leone rank globally for land use?
- Nicaragua ranks 94th and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 223 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.