Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 55.24 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 55.24 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Sierra Leone peaked at 55.83 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36.19 %, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 57th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.19 % | — |
| 1962 | 36.26 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 36.35 % | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 36.42 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 36.49 % | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 36.56 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 36.63 % | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 36.77 % | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 36.84 % | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 36.91 % | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 36.98 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 37.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 37.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 37.18 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 37.25 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 37.32 % | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 37.39 % | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 37.53 % | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 37.67 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 37.74 % | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 37.81 % | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 38.02 % | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 38.09 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 38.29 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 38.99 % | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 39.06 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 39.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 39.14 % | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 39.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 39.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 39.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 38.94 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 38.93 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 38.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 38.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 38.92 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 38.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 38.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 38.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.58 % | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 44.75 % | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 49.41 % | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 52.27 % | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 52.81 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 55.83 % | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 50.2 % | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 51.43 % | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 52.66 % | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 54.45 % | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 55.66 % | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 53.15 % | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 54.71 % | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.24 % | +1.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 55.24 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.39 %, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 55.24 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.41 %, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.5 % | 36.19 % | 36.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.24 % | 36.91 % | 37.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.54 % | 37.74 % | 39.14 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.97 % | 38.85 % | 39.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.99 % | 38.93 % | 55.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.62 % | 53.15 % | 55.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.82 % | 54.71 % | 55.24 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 54 Mozambique 56.11 % compare
- 55 Hungary 55.52 % compare
- 56 Ghana 55.39 % compare
- 58 Romania 55.15 % compare
- 59 Yugoslav SFR 54.85 % compare
- 60 Serbia and Montenegro 54.8 % compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Sierra Leone?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Sierra Leone was 55.24 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 55.83 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.19 % in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 57th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.