Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Malawi
0.1965 hectares per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.1983 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
71st
Sierra Leone rank
70th
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1983 hectares per person against 0.1965 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4009 hectares per person | 0.175 hectares per person | 0.2259 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.3948 hectares per person | 0.1641 hectares per person | 0.2307 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.291 hectares per person | 0.1595 hectares per person | 0.1315 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.2434 hectares per person | 0.145 hectares per person | 0.0984 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2551 hectares per person | 0.246 hectares per person | 0.0091 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2272 hectares per person | 0.2513 hectares per person | 0.0241 hectares per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.2039 hectares per person | 0.2093 hectares per person | 0.0054 hectares per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.1983 hectares per person against 0.1965 hectares per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0018 hectares per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.