Cropland — Area, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0002 1000 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 69th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +27.4% | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 69th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.