Other land — Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Other land — Area was 774.53 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Sierra Leone is 774.53 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,479 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 377.05 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Sierra Leone 147th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,266 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,286 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1,316 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,339 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,360 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1,380 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1,400 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,420 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,440 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1,465 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1,479 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,307 1000 ha | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 1,098 1000 ha | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 781.08 1000 ha | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 594.75 1000 ha | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 575.19 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 377.05 1000 ha | -34.4% |
| 2007 | 802.94 1000 ha | +113.0% |
| 2008 | 734.16 1000 ha | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 665.14 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 555.46 1000 ha | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 487.94 1000 ha | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 688.64 1000 ha | +41.1% |
| 2013 | 596.37 1000 ha | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 615.74 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 635.47 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 655.2 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 674.92 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 694.65 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 714.37 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 734.1 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 753.83 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 773.55 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 793.28 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 774.53 1000 ha | -2.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 774.53 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 6,882 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 774.53 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +113.0% | 377.05 1000 ha | 802.94 1000 ha |
| 2012 | +41.1% | 487.94 1000 ha | 688.64 1000 ha |
| 2006 | -34.4% | 575.19 1000 ha | 377.05 1000 ha |
| 2003 | -28.9% | 1,098 1000 ha | 781.08 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,367 1000 ha | 1,266 1000 ha | 1,465 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 841.36 1000 ha | 377.05 1000 ha | 1,479 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 631.88 1000 ha | 487.94 1000 ha | 714.37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 765.86 1000 ha | 734.1 1000 ha | 793.28 1000 ha | 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 other land — area in Sierra Leone?
- Other land — area in Sierra Leone was 774.53 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,479 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 377.05 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for other land — area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 147th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — 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.