Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Sierra Leone

Agricultural land in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 39,490 km². Ranked 96 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 51.2%.

2023 39,490 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 96of 209
Period maximum 40,299 km²2006
Period minimum 26,120 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Sierra Leone, 1961–202325,00030,00035,00040,00045,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 26,120 km²1963: 26,240 km²1965: 26,340 km²1967: 26,440 km²1969: 26,590 km²1971: 26,690 km²1973: 26,790 km²1975: 26,890 km²1977: 26,990 km²1979: 27,190 km²1981: 27,290 km²1983: 27,490 km²1985: 28,140 km²1987: 28,240 km²1989: 28,250 km²1991: 28,250 km²1993: 28,110 km²1995: 28,100 km²1997: 28,090 km²1999: 28,040 km²2001: 30,015 km²2003: 35,667 km²2005: 38,120 km²2007: 36,237 km²2009: 38,010 km²2011: 40,176 km²2013: 39,487 km²2015: 39,490 km²2017: 39,490 km²2019: 39,490 km²2021: 39,490 km²2023: 39,490 km²
Change over the period: +13,370 (+51.19%) Average annual rate: 0.67 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 39,490 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Western Africa computed 2.97M km²
Low-income countries computed 6.24M km²
Agricultural land — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 39,490 +0 +0%
2022 39,490 +0 +0%
2021 39,490 +0 +0%
2020 39,490 +0 +0%
2019 39,490 +0 +0%
2018 39,490 +0 +0%
2017 39,490 +0 +0%
2016 39,490 +0 +0%
2015 39,490 +0 +0%
2014 39,490 +4 +0.01%
2013 39,487 +1,120 +2.92%
2012 38,367 −1,810 −4.5%
2011 40,176 +873 +2.22%
2010 39,304 +1,294 +3.4%
2009 38,010 +887 +2.39%
2008 37,122 +885 +2.44%
2007 36,237 −4,062 −10.08%
2006 40,299 +2,179 +5.72%
2005 38,120 +393 +1.04%
2004 37,727 +2,061 +5.78%
2003 35,667 +3,366 +10.42%
2002 32,301 +2,286 +7.61%
2001 30,015 +1,915 +6.82%
2000 28,100 +60 +0.21%
1999 28,040 −50 −0.18%
1998 28,090 +0 +0%
1997 28,090 −10 −0.04%
1996 28,100 +0 +0%
1995 28,100 +0 +0%
1994 28,100 −10 −0.04%
1993 28,110 −40 −0.14%
1992 28,150 −100 −0.35%
1991 28,250 +0 +0%
1990 28,250 +0 +0%
1989 28,250 +0 +0%
1988 28,250 +10 +0.04%
1987 28,240 +50 +0.18%
1986 28,190 +50 +0.18%
1985 28,140 +500 +1.81%
1984 27,640 +150 +0.55%
1983 27,490 +50 +0.18%
1982 27,440 +150 +0.55%
1981 27,290 +50 +0.18%
1980 27,240 +50 +0.18%
1979 27,190 +100 +0.37%
1978 27,090 +100 +0.37%
1977 26,990 +50 +0.19%
1976 26,940 +50 +0.19%
1975 26,890 +50 +0.19%
1974 26,840 +50 +0.19%
1973 26,790 +50 +0.19%
1972 26,740 +50 +0.19%
1971 26,690 +50 +0.19%
1970 26,640 +50 +0.19%
1969 26,590 +50 +0.19%
1968 26,540 +100 +0.38%
1967 26,440 +50 +0.19%
1966 26,390 +50 +0.19%
1965 26,340 +50 +0.19%
1964 26,290 +50 +0.19%
1963 26,240 +70 +0.27%
1962 26,170 +50 +0.19%
1961 26,120

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.