Country area — Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Country area — Area was 7,230 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 7,230 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Sierra Leone peaked at 7,230 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 7,230 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 130th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 7,230 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.64 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 29.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 55.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 203.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 39.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,584 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Sierra Leone?
- Country area — area in Sierra Leone was 7,230 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7,230 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,230 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for country area — area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 130th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.