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 49th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 46 Mozambique, Republic of 56.11 % compare
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- 50 Romania 55.15 % compare
- 51 Yugoslav SFR 54.85 % compare
- 52 Serbia and Montenegro 54.8 % compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 186 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 307 1000 USD (2024)
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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 49th out of 216 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.