Sierra Leone vs Western Africa: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Sierra Leone
13.23 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
2.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
15th
Western Africa rank
12th
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Sierra Leone
- Western Africa
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 13.23 % change on previous year against 2.88 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 10.35 % change on previous year.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 4.6 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 15th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 130 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.45 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 0.4888 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 2.66 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2961 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year | 5.05 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1990s | -5.57 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 7.17 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 12.5 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 10.8 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.42 % change on previous year | 7.12 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 14.35 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 10.49 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or Western Africa?
- Sierra Leone, at 13.23 % change on previous year against 2.88 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and Western Africa?
- 10.35 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Western Africa rank globally for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 15th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.