Arable land in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Arable land was 0.1872 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.1872 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.3005 hectares per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1108 hectares per person, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1516 hectares per person | 0.1484 hectares per person | 0.1541 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1433 hectares per person | 0.1387 hectares per person | 0.1475 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1304 hectares per person | 0.1205 hectares per person | 0.1375 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.115 hectares per person | 0.1121 hectares per person | 0.1169 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2212 hectares per person | 0.1108 hectares per person | 0.3005 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2278 hectares per person | 0.2049 hectares per person | 0.2587 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1936 hectares per person | 0.1872 hectares per person | 0.2002 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 63 South Africa 0.1898 hectares per person compare
- 64 Malawi 0.1895 hectares per person compare
- 65 Afghanistan 0.1893 hectares per person compare
- 67 Syria 0.1865 hectares per person compare
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0.1837 hectares per person compare
- 69 Zambia 0.1834 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.05 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,470 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 1.54 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Sierra Leone?
- Arable land in Sierra Leone was 0.1872 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3005 hectares per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1108 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for arable land?
- Sierra Leone ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.