Egypt vs Sierra Leone: Agricultural area over the long-term
Egypt
4.20 million hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.95 million hectares
in 2025
Egypt rank
93rd
Sierra Leone rank
96th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Egypt
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.20 million hectares against 3.95 million hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 255,460 hectares.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 93rd and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 27 and Sierra Leone in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 476,602 hectares | 57,385 hectares | 419,217 hectares | Egypt |
| 1100s | 414,644 hectares | 61,483 hectares | 353,161 hectares | Egypt |
| 1200s | 381,282 hectares | 65,580 hectares | 315,702 hectares | Egypt |
| 1300s | 448,006 hectares | 69,552 hectares | 378,454 hectares | Egypt |
| 1400s | 386,048 hectares | 73,208 hectares | 312,840 hectares | Egypt |
| 1500s | 381,282 hectares | 76,250 hectares | 305,032 hectares | Egypt |
| 1600s | 476,602 hectares | 78,186 hectares | 398,416 hectares | Egypt |
| 1700s | 428,942 hectares | 78,137 hectares | 350,805 hectares | Egypt |
| 1710s | 419,410 hectares | 100,043 hectares | 319,367 hectares | Egypt |
| 1720s | 409,878 hectares | 121,321 hectares | 288,557 hectares | Egypt |
| 1730s | 400,346 hectares | 141,946 hectares | 258,400 hectares | Egypt |
| 1740s | 390,814 hectares | 161,887 hectares | 228,927 hectares | Egypt |
| 1750s | 381,282 hectares | 181,115 hectares | 200,167 hectares | Egypt |
| 1760s | 371,750 hectares | 199,592 hectares | 172,158 hectares | Egypt |
| 1770s | 362,218 hectares | 217,280 hectares | 144,938 hectares | Egypt |
| 1780s | 352,686 hectares | 234,135 hectares | 118,551 hectares | Egypt |
| 1790s | 343,153 hectares | 250,107 hectares | 93,046 hectares | Egypt |
| 1800s | 333,621 hectares | 265,141 hectares | 68,480 hectares | Egypt |
| 1810s | 371,750 hectares | 279,172 hectares | 92,578 hectares | Egypt |
| 1820s | 409,878 hectares | 292,127 hectares | 117,751 hectares | Egypt |
| 1830s | 448,006 hectares | 303,920 hectares | 144,086 hectares | Egypt |
| 1840s | 486,134 hectares | 308,294 hectares | 177,840 hectares | Egypt |
| 1850s | 524,262 hectares | 311,034 hectares | 213,228 hectares | Egypt |
| 1860s | 436,894 hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 499,308 hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 570,637 hectares | 2.24 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 786,565 hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 954,072 hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 1.10 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 1.34 million hectares | 2.39 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 1.52 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 1.68 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 2.19 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 574,738 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 2.64 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | 12,580 hectares | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.74 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 54,500 hectares | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.50 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 280,276 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 3.08 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 263,392 hectares | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.48 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 59,484 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.76 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | 184,862 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.09 million hectares | 3.95 million hectares | 140,755 hectares | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
- Egypt, at 4.20 million hectares against 3.95 million hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 255,460 hectares, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Egypt ranks 93rd and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.