Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 55.17 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 55.17 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Sierra Leone peaked at 84.3 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 54.59 %, in 2006.
Sierra Leone ranks 91st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.3 % | — |
| 1962 | 84.14 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 83.99 % | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 83.83 % | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 83.68 % | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 83.52 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 83.36 % | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 83.04 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 82.89 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 82.73 % | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 82.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 82.42 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 82.27 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 82.12 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 81.96 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 81.81 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 81.66 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 81.36 % | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 81.06 % | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 80.91 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 80.76 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 80.32 % | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 80.17 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 79.74 % | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 78.32 % | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 78.18 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 78.05 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 78.02 % | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 78.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.26 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 78.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 78.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.46 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.3 % | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 68.11 % | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 61.68 % | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 58.31 % | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 57.71 % | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.59 % | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 60.71 % | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 59.26 % | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 57.88 % | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 55.97 % | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 54.76 % | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 57.34 % | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 55.72 % | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 55.71 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55.17 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.64 % | 82.89 % | 84.3 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 82 % | 81.06 % | 82.73 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.25 % | 78.02 % | 80.91 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.26 % | 78.02 % | 78.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.98 % | 54.59 % | 78.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8 % | 54.76 % | 57.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6 % | 55.17 % | 55.71 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -19.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -22.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Sierra Leone?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Sierra Leone was 55.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.59 % in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Sierra Leone ranks 91st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.