Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 30.48 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Sierra Leone is 30.48 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Sierra Leone peaked at 30.53 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 30.48 %, in 1993.
That places Sierra Leone 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.53 % | 30.51 % | 30.53 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.53 % | 30.53 % | 30.53 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.53 % | 30.53 % | 30.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.49 % | 30.48 % | 30.53 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.48 % | 30.48 % | 30.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.48 % | 30.48 % | 30.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.48 % | 30.48 % | 30.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 46 North Macedonia 31.48 % compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 31.19 % compare
- 48 Tunisia 30.61 % compare
- 50 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 30.33 % compare
- 51 Congo 29.28 % compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 29.12 % compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.64 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 29.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 55.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 203.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 39.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,584 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Sierra Leone?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Sierra Leone was 30.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 30.53 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.48 % in 1993.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in 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.