Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
All-time low
0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Sierra Leone 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 40 North Macedonia 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Tunisia 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Congo 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Senegal 0.0291 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 meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — 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.