Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Agricultural area over the long-term
Nepal
3.65 million hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.95 million hectares
in 2025
Nepal rank
99th
Sierra Leone rank
96th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Nepal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.95 million hectares against 3.65 million hectares in Nepal, a difference of 299,500 hectares.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 99th and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 36 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 701,732 hectares | 57,385 hectares | 644,347 hectares | Nepal |
| 1100s | 737,794 hectares | 61,483 hectares | 676,311 hectares | Nepal |
| 1200s | 772,414 hectares | 65,580 hectares | 706,834 hectares | Nepal |
| 1300s | 805,507 hectares | 69,552 hectares | 735,955 hectares | Nepal |
| 1400s | 837,026 hectares | 73,208 hectares | 763,818 hectares | Nepal |
| 1500s | 866,975 hectares | 76,250 hectares | 790,725 hectares | Nepal |
| 1600s | 1.07 million hectares | 78,186 hectares | 987,754 hectares | Nepal |
| 1700s | 1.26 million hectares | 78,137 hectares | 1.18 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1710s | 1.29 million hectares | 100,043 hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1720s | 1.33 million hectares | 121,321 hectares | 1.21 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1730s | 1.37 million hectares | 141,946 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1740s | 1.41 million hectares | 161,887 hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1750s | 1.45 million hectares | 181,115 hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1760s | 1.50 million hectares | 199,592 hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1770s | 1.54 million hectares | 217,280 hectares | 1.33 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1780s | 1.59 million hectares | 234,135 hectares | 1.36 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1790s | 1.64 million hectares | 250,107 hectares | 1.39 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1800s | 1.69 million hectares | 265,141 hectares | 1.43 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1810s | 1.75 million hectares | 279,172 hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1820s | 1.83 million hectares | 292,127 hectares | 1.53 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1830s | 1.90 million hectares | 303,920 hectares | 1.59 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1840s | 2.05 million hectares | 308,294 hectares | 1.74 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1850s | 2.10 million hectares | 311,034 hectares | 1.79 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1860s | 2.13 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 15,120 hectares | Nepal |
| 1870s | 2.16 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 12,280 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 2.26 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | 22,670 hectares | Nepal |
| 1890s | 2.27 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 28,490 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 2.29 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 67,310 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 131,960 hectares | Nepal |
| 1920s | 2.92 million hectares | 2.39 million hectares | 532,580 hectares | Nepal |
| 1930s | 3.12 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 541,010 hectares | Nepal |
| 1940s | 3.28 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 579,420 hectares | Nepal |
| 1950s | 3.52 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 760,672 hectares | Nepal |
| 1960s | 3.56 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | 925,800 hectares | Nepal |
| 1970s | 3.94 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1980s | 4.12 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Nepal |
| 1990s | 4.19 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Nepal |
| 2000s | 4.20 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 667,928 hectares | Nepal |
| 2010s | 4.01 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | 64,355 hectares | Nepal |
| 2020s | 3.73 million hectares | 3.95 million hectares | 222,710 hectares | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Nepal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.95 million hectares against 3.65 million hectares in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 299,500 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Nepal ranks 99th 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.