Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Sierra Leone

Arable land in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 1,584,000 ha. Ranked 89 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 346.2%.

2023 1.58M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 89of 206
Period maximum 1.69M ha2006
Period minimum 355,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Sierra Leone, 1961–20230500,0001M1.5M2M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 355,000 ha1963: 365,000 ha1965: 375,000 ha1967: 385,000 ha1969: 395,000 ha1971: 405,000 ha1973: 415,000 ha1975: 425,000 ha1977: 435,000 ha1979: 445,000 ha1981: 455,000 ha1983: 465,000 ha1985: 475,000 ha1987: 485,000 ha1989: 486,000 ha1991: 486,000 ha1993: 486,000 ha1995: 485,000 ha1997: 484,000 ha1999: 484,000 ha2001: 681,520 ha2003: 1,236,670 ha2005: 1,472,020 ha2007: 1,283,720 ha2009: 1,460,970 ha2011: 1,652,630 ha2013: 1,583,650 ha2015: 1,584,000 ha2017: 1,584,000 ha2019: 1,584,000 ha2021: 1,584,000 ha2023: 1,584,000 ha
Change over the period: +1.23M (+346.2%) Average annual rate: 2.44 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sierra Leone 1.58M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Western Africa computed 99.78M ha
Low-income countries computed 142M ha
Arable land — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.58M +0 +0%
2022 1.58M +0 +0%
2021 1.58M +0 +0%
2020 1.58M +0 +0%
2019 1.58M +0 +0%
2018 1.58M +0 +0%
2017 1.58M +0 +0%
2016 1.58M +0 +0%
2015 1.58M +0 +0%
2014 1.58M +350 +0.02%
2013 1.58M +112,000 +7.61%
2012 1.47M −180,980 −10.95%
2011 1.65M +72,250 +4.57%
2010 1.58M +119,410 +8.17%
2009 1.46M +88,740 +6.47%
2008 1.37M +88,510 +6.89%
2007 1.28M −406,160 −24.03%
2006 1.69M +217,860 +14.8%
2005 1.47M +34,290 +2.39%
2004 1.44M +201,060 +16.26%
2003 1.24M +326,590 +35.89%
2002 910,080 +228,560 +33.54%
2001 681,520 +191,520 +39.09%
2000 490,000 +6,000 +1.24%
1999 484,000 +0 +0%
1998 484,000 +0 +0%
1997 484,000 −1,000 −0.21%
1996 485,000 +0 +0%
1995 485,000 +0 +0%
1994 485,000 −1,000 −0.21%
1993 486,000 +0 +0%
1992 486,000 +0 +0%
1991 486,000 +0 +0%
1990 486,000 +0 +0%
1989 486,000 +0 +0%
1988 486,000 +1,000 +0.21%
1987 485,000 +5,000 +1.04%
1986 480,000 +5,000 +1.05%
1985 475,000 +5,000 +1.06%
1984 470,000 +5,000 +1.08%
1983 465,000 +5,000 +1.09%
1982 460,000 +5,000 +1.1%
1981 455,000 +5,000 +1.11%
1980 450,000 +5,000 +1.12%
1979 445,000 +5,000 +1.14%
1978 440,000 +5,000 +1.15%
1977 435,000 +5,000 +1.16%
1976 430,000 +5,000 +1.18%
1975 425,000 +5,000 +1.19%
1974 420,000 +5,000 +1.2%
1973 415,000 +5,000 +1.22%
1972 410,000 +5,000 +1.23%
1971 405,000 +5,000 +1.25%
1970 400,000 +5,000 +1.27%
1969 395,000 +5,000 +1.28%
1968 390,000 +5,000 +1.3%
1967 385,000 +5,000 +1.32%
1966 380,000 +5,000 +1.33%
1965 375,000 +5,000 +1.35%
1964 370,000 +5,000 +1.37%
1963 365,000 +5,000 +1.39%
1962 360,000 +5,000 +1.41%
1961 355,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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