Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0021 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0021 Square kilometres per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0033 Square kilometres per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 Square kilometres per person, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0021 Square kilometres per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0021 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland, 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% | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 57 Ghana 0.0022 Square kilometres per person compare
- 58 Senegal 0.0022 Square kilometres per person compare
- 59 Laos 0.0021 Square kilometres per person compare
- 61 Eritrea 0.002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 62 Gabon 0.002 Square kilometres per person compare
- 63 Malawi 0.002 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0021 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 Square kilometres per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.