Sierra Leone vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Rice — Area harvested
Rice — Area harvested over time
- Sierra Leone
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 987,345 ha against 705,834 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 281,511 ha.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 18th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 133 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Small island developing States (SIDS) in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297,118 ha | 435,620 ha | 138,502 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1970s | 376,681 ha | 557,045 ha | 180,364 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1980s | 372,700 ha | 598,619 ha | 225,918 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1990s | 320,812 ha | 596,735 ha | 275,923 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2000s | 468,227 ha | 659,924 ha | 191,697 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2010s | 720,598 ha | 762,606 ha | 42,008 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2020s | 814,066 ha | 694,487 ha | 119,579 ha | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, Sierra Leone or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Sierra Leone, at 987,345 ha against 705,834 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested between Sierra Leone and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 281,511 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for rice — area harvested?
- Sierra Leone ranks 18th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.