Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Arable land

Malawi
0.1895 hectares per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.1872 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
64th
Sierra Leone rank
66th

Arable land over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1895 hectares per person against 0.1872 hectares per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0023 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3899 hectares per person 0.1516 hectares per person 0.2383 hectares per person Malawi
1970s 0.3812 hectares per person 0.1433 hectares per person 0.238 hectares per person Malawi
1980s 0.2769 hectares per person 0.1304 hectares per person 0.1464 hectares per person Malawi
1990s 0.2307 hectares per person 0.115 hectares per person 0.1157 hectares per person Malawi
2000s 0.2447 hectares per person 0.2212 hectares per person 0.0236 hectares per person Malawi
2010s 0.2169 hectares per person 0.2278 hectares per person 0.0109 hectares per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1962 hectares per person 0.1936 hectares per person 0.0026 hectares per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 0.1895 hectares per person against 0.1872 hectares per person in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0023 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for arable land?
Malawi ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.