Contact Contacts
Land area — all countries

Land area — Sierra Leone

Land area in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 72,180 km². Ranked 117 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 72,180 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 117of 215
Period maximum 72,180 km²1961
Period minimum 72,180 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Sierra Leone, 1961–202360,00065,00070,00075,00080,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 72,180 km²1963: 72,180 km²1965: 72,180 km²1967: 72,180 km²1969: 72,180 km²1971: 72,180 km²1973: 72,180 km²1975: 72,180 km²1977: 72,180 km²1979: 72,180 km²1981: 72,180 km²1983: 72,180 km²1985: 72,180 km²1987: 72,180 km²1989: 72,180 km²1991: 72,180 km²1993: 72,180 km²1995: 72,180 km²1997: 72,180 km²1999: 72,180 km²2001: 72,180 km²2003: 72,180 km²2005: 72,180 km²2007: 72,180 km²2009: 72,180 km²2011: 72,180 km²2013: 72,180 km²2015: 72,180 km²2017: 72,180 km²2019: 72,180 km²2021: 72,180 km²2023: 72,180 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sierra Leone 72,180 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Western Africa computed 6.06M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 72,180 +0 +0%
2022 72,180 +0 +0%
2021 72,180 +0 +0%
2020 72,180 +0 +0%
2019 72,180 +0 +0%
2018 72,180 +0 +0%
2017 72,180 +0 +0%
2016 72,180 +0 +0%
2015 72,180 +0 +0%
2014 72,180 +0 +0%
2013 72,180 +0 +0%
2012 72,180 +0 +0%
2011 72,180 +0 +0%
2010 72,180 +0 +0%
2009 72,180 +0 +0%
2008 72,180 +0 +0%
2007 72,180 +0 +0%
2006 72,180 +0 +0%
2005 72,180 +0 +0%
2004 72,180 +0 +0%
2003 72,180 +0 +0%
2002 72,180 +0 +0%
2001 72,180 +0 +0%
2000 72,180 +0 +0%
1999 72,180 +0 +0%
1998 72,180 +0 +0%
1997 72,180 +0 +0%
1996 72,180 +0 +0%
1995 72,180 +0 +0%
1994 72,180 +0 +0%
1993 72,180 +0 +0%
1992 72,180 +0 +0%
1991 72,180 +0 +0%
1990 72,180 +0 +0%
1989 72,180 +0 +0%
1988 72,180 +0 +0%
1987 72,180 +0 +0%
1986 72,180 +0 +0%
1985 72,180 +0 +0%
1984 72,180 +0 +0%
1983 72,180 +0 +0%
1982 72,180 +0 +0%
1981 72,180 +0 +0%
1980 72,180 +0 +0%
1979 72,180 +0 +0%
1978 72,180 +0 +0%
1977 72,180 +0 +0%
1976 72,180 +0 +0%
1975 72,180 +0 +0%
1974 72,180 +0 +0%
1973 72,180 +0 +0%
1972 72,180 +0 +0%
1971 72,180 +0 +0%
1970 72,180 +0 +0%
1969 72,180 +0 +0%
1968 72,180 +0 +0%
1967 72,180 +0 +0%
1966 72,180 +0 +0%
1965 72,180 +0 +0%
1964 72,180 +0 +0%
1963 72,180 +0 +0%
1962 72,180 +0 +0%
1961 72,180 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 1.27M ML Mali 1.22M MR Mauritania 1.03M NG Nigeria 910,770 CI Côte d'Ivoire 318,000 BF Burkina Faso 273,600 GN Guinea 245,720 GH Ghana 227,533 SN Senegal 192,530 BJ Benin 112,760 LR Liberia 96,320 SL Sierra Leone 72,180 TG Togo 54,390 GW Guinea-Bissau 28,120 GM Gambia 10,120 CV Cabo Verde 4,030
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

Other indicators for Sierra Leone

Environment Surface area

The full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.

Sierra Leone by year Environment Forest cover

What share of a country's territory is covered by forest.

Sierra Leone by year Agriculture Agricultural land

How much land is taken up by arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

Sierra Leone by year Demography Population density

How many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.

Sierra Leone by year
All indicators for Sierra Leone