Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Sierra Leone

Arable land per capita in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 0.1872 ha/person. Ranked 66 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 21.5%.

2023 0.1872 ha/person −2.17% vs 2022
World rank 66of 206
Period maximum 0.3005 ha/person2006
Period minimum 0.1108 ha/person2000

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Sierra Leone, 1961–20230.10.150.20.250.30.3519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.1541 ha/person1963: 0.1532 ha/person1965: 0.1519 ha/person1967: 0.1503 ha/person1969: 0.1484 ha/person1971: 0.1466 ha/person1973: 0.1448 ha/person1975: 0.1429 ha/person1977: 0.141 ha/person1979: 0.1387 ha/person1981: 0.1363 ha/person1983: 0.1336 ha/person1985: 0.1306 ha/person1987: 0.1266 ha/person1989: 0.1205 ha/person1991: 0.1145 ha/person1993: 0.1169 ha/person1995: 0.1161 ha/person1997: 0.1138 ha/person1999: 0.1121 ha/person2001: 0.1452 ha/person2003: 0.2388 ha/person2005: 0.2676 ha/person2007: 0.2233 ha/person2009: 0.2413 ha/person2011: 0.2587 ha/person2013: 0.2359 ha/person2015: 0.2251 ha/person2017: 0.2147 ha/person2019: 0.2049 ha/person2021: 0.1957 ha/person2023: 0.1872 ha/person
Change over the period: +0.0332 (+21.52%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sierra Leone 0.1872 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Western Africa computed 0.2242 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1872 −0.0042 −2.17%
2022 0.1914 −0.0043 −2.2%
2021 0.1957 −0.0045 −2.25%
2020 0.2002 −0.0047 −2.28%
2019 0.2049 −0.0048 −2.29%
2018 0.2097 −0.005 −2.32%
2017 0.2147 −0.0052 −2.36%
2016 0.2198 −0.0052 −2.33%
2015 0.2251 −0.0053 −2.29%
2014 0.2304 −0.0055 −2.34%
2013 0.2359 +0.0112 +5%
2012 0.2246 −0.0341 −13.18%
2011 0.2587 +0.0048 +1.88%
2010 0.254 +0.0127 +5.27%
2009 0.2413 +0.0085 +3.64%
2008 0.2328 +0.0095 +4.26%
2007 0.2233 −0.0772 −25.68%
2006 0.3005 +0.0329 +12.29%
2005 0.2676 −0.0009 −0.33%
2004 0.2684 +0.0296 +12.39%
2003 0.2388 +0.0558 +30.47%
2002 0.1831 +0.0378 +26.05%
2001 0.1452 +0.0345 +31.11%
2000 0.1108 −0.0013 −1.18%
1999 0.1121 −0.0006 −0.52%
1998 0.1127 −0.0011 −0.98%
1997 0.1138 −0.0017 −1.48%
1996 0.1155 −0.0006 −0.48%
1995 0.1161 −0.0002 −0.15%
1994 0.1162 −0.0007 −0.59%
1993 0.1169 +0.0003 +0.22%
1992 0.1166 +0.0022 +1.92%
1991 0.1145 −0.0013 −1.16%
1990 0.1158 −0.0047 −3.88%
1989 0.1205 −0.003 −2.47%
1988 0.1235 −0.0031 −2.46%
1987 0.1266 −0.0021 −1.63%
1986 0.1287 −0.0018 −1.39%
1985 0.1306 −0.0015 −1.15%
1984 0.1321 −0.0015 −1.11%
1983 0.1336 −0.0014 −1.05%
1982 0.135 −0.0013 −0.96%
1981 0.1363 −0.0013 −0.91%
1980 0.1375 −0.0012 −0.87%
1979 0.1387 −0.0011 −0.82%
1978 0.1399 −0.0011 −0.79%
1977 0.141 −0.001 −0.69%
1976 0.142 −0.0009 −0.63%
1975 0.1429 −0.0009 −0.65%
1974 0.1438 −0.0009 −0.65%
1973 0.1448 −0.0009 −0.64%
1972 0.1457 −0.0009 −0.61%
1971 0.1466 −0.0009 −0.62%
1970 0.1475 −0.0009 −0.64%
1969 0.1484 −0.0009 −0.61%
1968 0.1493 −0.0009 −0.61%
1967 0.1503 −0.0009 −0.57%
1966 0.1511 −0.0008 −0.52%
1965 0.1519 −0.0007 −0.47%
1964 0.1526 −0.0006 −0.39%
1963 0.1532 −0.0005 −0.31%
1962 0.1537 −0.0004 −0.24%
1961 0.1541

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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