Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 39.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Sierra Leone stood at 39.72 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Sierra Leone peaked at 41.93 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.59 %, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 112th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.59 % | — |
| 1962 | 13.76 % | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 13.91 % | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 14.07 % | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 14.24 % | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 14.4 % | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 14.56 % | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 14.69 % | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 14.86 % | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 15.02 % | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 15.17 % | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 15.33 % | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 15.49 % | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 15.65 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 15.81 % | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 15.96 % | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 16.12 % | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 16.24 % | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 16.37 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 16.52 % | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 16.67 % | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 16.76 % | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 16.92 % | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 17 % | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 16.88 % | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 17.03 % | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 17.17 % | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 17.2 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 17.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 17.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 17.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17.26 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 17.29 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 17.28 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17.27 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.25 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 17.24 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.44 % | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 22.71 % | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 28.18 % | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 34.67 % | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 38.11 % | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 38.62 % | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 41.93 % | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 35.43 % | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 36.97 % | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 38.44 % | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 40.21 % | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 41.13 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 38.36 % | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 40.11 % | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.72 % | -1.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 39.72 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.93 %, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 39.72 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +30.2% | 17.44 % | 22.71 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.23 % | 13.59 % | 14.86 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.72 % | 15.02 % | 16.37 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.93 % | 16.52 % | 17.2 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.25 % | 17.2 % | 17.29 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.25 % | 17.44 % | 41.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.05 % | 38.36 % | 41.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.03 % | 39.72 % | 40.11 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Sierra Leone?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Sierra Leone was 39.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 41.93 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.59 % in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Sierra Leone ranks 112th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.