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Surface area — Sierra Leone

Surface area in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 72,300 km². Ranked 120 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 72,300 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 120of 215
Period maximum 72,300 km²1961
Period minimum 72,300 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Sierra Leone, 1961–202365,00070,00075,00080,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 72,300 km²1963: 72,300 km²1965: 72,300 km²1967: 72,300 km²1969: 72,300 km²1971: 72,300 km²1973: 72,300 km²1975: 72,300 km²1977: 72,300 km²1979: 72,300 km²1981: 72,300 km²1983: 72,300 km²1985: 72,300 km²1987: 72,300 km²1989: 72,300 km²1991: 72,300 km²1993: 72,300 km²1995: 72,300 km²1997: 72,300 km²1999: 72,300 km²2001: 72,300 km²2003: 72,300 km²2005: 72,300 km²2007: 72,300 km²2009: 72,300 km²2011: 72,300 km²2013: 72,300 km²2015: 72,300 km²2017: 72,300 km²2019: 72,300 km²2021: 72,300 km²2023: 72,300 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 72,300 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Western Africa computed 6.15M km²
Low-income countries computed 15.06M km²
Surface area — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 72,300 +0 +0%
2022 72,300 +0 +0%
2021 72,300 +0 +0%
2020 72,300 +0 +0%
2019 72,300 +0 +0%
2018 72,300 +0 +0%
2017 72,300 +0 +0%
2016 72,300 +0 +0%
2015 72,300 +0 +0%
2014 72,300 +0 +0%
2013 72,300 +0 +0%
2012 72,300 +0 +0%
2011 72,300 +0 +0%
2010 72,300 +0 +0%
2009 72,300 +0 +0%
2008 72,300 +0 +0%
2007 72,300 +0 +0%
2006 72,300 +0 +0%
2005 72,300 +0 +0%
2004 72,300 +0 +0%
2003 72,300 +0 +0%
2002 72,300 +0 +0%
2001 72,300 +0 +0%
2000 72,300 +0 +0%
1999 72,300 +0 +0%
1998 72,300 +0 +0%
1997 72,300 +0 +0%
1996 72,300 +0 +0%
1995 72,300 +0 +0%
1994 72,300 +0 +0%
1993 72,300 +0 +0%
1992 72,300 +0 +0%
1991 72,300 +0 +0%
1990 72,300 +0 +0%
1989 72,300 +0 +0%
1988 72,300 +0 +0%
1987 72,300 +0 +0%
1986 72,300 +0 +0%
1985 72,300 +0 +0%
1984 72,300 +0 +0%
1983 72,300 +0 +0%
1982 72,300 +0 +0%
1981 72,300 +0 +0%
1980 72,300 +0 +0%
1979 72,300 +0 +0%
1978 72,300 +0 +0%
1977 72,300 +0 +0%
1976 72,300 +0 +0%
1975 72,300 +0 +0%
1974 72,300 +0 +0%
1973 72,300 +0 +0%
1972 72,300 +0 +0%
1971 72,300 +0 +0%
1970 72,300 +0 +0%
1969 72,300 +0 +0%
1968 72,300 +0 +0%
1967 72,300 +0 +0%
1966 72,300 +0 +0%
1965 72,300 +0 +0%
1964 72,300 +0 +0%
1963 72,300 +0 +0%
1962 72,300 +0 +0%
1961 72,300 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

NE Niger 1.27M ML Mali 1.24M MR Mauritania 1.03M NG Nigeria 923,770 CI Côte d'Ivoire 322,460 BF Burkina Faso 274,200 GN Guinea 245,860 GH Ghana 238,539 SN Senegal 196,710 BJ Benin 114,760 LR Liberia 111,370 SL Sierra Leone 72,300 TG Togo 56,790 GW Guinea-Bissau 36,130 GM Gambia 11,300 CV Cabo Verde 4,030
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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