Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Sierra Leone
0.0%
in 2023
Somalia
0.0%
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
88th
Somalia rank
90th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Somalia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 88th and Somalia ranks 90th of 225 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.1% | 2.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 0.1% | 3.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 0.1% | 25.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 0.0% | 12.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Sierra Leone ranks 88th and Somalia ranks 90th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.