Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Nigeria
0.1938 hectares per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.1983 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
72nd
Sierra Leone rank
70th
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1983 hectares per person against 0.1938 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0045 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 72nd and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5555 hectares per person | 0.175 hectares per person | 0.3805 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.4601 hectares per person | 0.1641 hectares per person | 0.2959 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.3699 hectares per person | 0.1595 hectares per person | 0.2104 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.145 hectares per person | 0.1883 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2937 hectares per person | 0.246 hectares per person | 0.0477 hectares per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2274 hectares per person | 0.2513 hectares per person | 0.0239 hectares per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1995 hectares per person | 0.2093 hectares per person | 0.0098 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, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.1983 hectares per person against 0.1938 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0045 hectares per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 72nd 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.