Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Arable and permanent cropland
Eritrea
692,000 hectares
in 2011
Sierra Leone
1.24 million hectares
in 2011
Eritrea rank
37th
Sierra Leone rank
34th
Arable and permanent cropland over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.24 million hectares against 692,000 hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 543,000 hectares.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.8 times Eritrea's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 52 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 449,000 hectares | 609,000 hectares | 160,000 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 622,300 hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 516,000 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 692,000 hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 543,000 hectares | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.24 million hectares against 692,000 hectares in Eritrea as of 2011.
- What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 543,000 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 37th and Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land 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