Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0.0568 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0568 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 53rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0568 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0575 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0582 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0589 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0596 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0603 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.061 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0623 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.063 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0637 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0644 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0651 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0658 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0665 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0672 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0679 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0686 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.07 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0713 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0748 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0755 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0852 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0859 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.086 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.086 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.086 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.086 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0846 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0846 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0844 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0844 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0837 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1427 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1893 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2179 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2233 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1972 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2095 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2218 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2397 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2518 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2267 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1325 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1539 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre 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 | +32.7% | 0.1427 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1893 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +31.4% | 0.0845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.111 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +28.5% | 0.111 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1427 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0597 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0568 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.063 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0671 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0637 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0713 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.08 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.072 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.086 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0847 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0837 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.086 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1851 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0845 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2414 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2267 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2518 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 50 Malaysia 0.2509 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 51 Albania 0.2476 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 52 Luxembourg 0.2442 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 54 Indonesia 0.2331 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 0.2296 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 56 Greece 0.2247 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.2423 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2535 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0568 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 53rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.