Temporary crops — Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Temporary crops — Area was 1,305 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Sierra Leone, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Sierra Leone stood at 1,305 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,305 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 515.48 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 100th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 515.48 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 688.36 1000 ha | +33.5% |
| 2003 | 935.38 1000 ha | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 1,087 1000 ha | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 1,113 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,278 1000 ha | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 970.97 1000 ha | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 1,038 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1,105 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1,195 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1,250 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1,113 1000 ha | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 1,198 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1,198 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,198 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,198 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,198 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,198 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,198 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,206 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,243 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1,305 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 1,305 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,305 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,305 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,336 1000 ha, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,305 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,076 1000 ha, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary crops — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +35.9% | 688.36 1000 ha | 935.38 1000 ha |
| 2002 | +33.5% | 515.48 1000 ha | 688.36 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 970.24 1000 ha | 515.48 1000 ha | 1,278 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,194 1000 ha | 1,113 1000 ha | 1,250 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,273 1000 ha | 1,206 1000 ha | 1,305 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 temporary crops — area in Sierra Leone?
- Temporary crops — area in Sierra Leone was 1,305 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,305 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 515.48 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for temporary crops — area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 100th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary crops — 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.