Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 64th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +50.0% | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Cyprus 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Cambodia 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Solomon Islands 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Slovenia 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Bahrain 0.0027 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8252 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 64th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area 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.