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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Agricultural area over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.