Portugal vs Sierra Leone: Agricultural area over the long-term
Portugal
4.09 million hectares
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.95 million hectares
in 2025
Portugal rank
95th
Sierra Leone rank
96th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Portugal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4.09 million hectares against 3.95 million hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 144,600 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 39 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 514,011 hectares | 57,385 hectares | 456,626 hectares | Portugal |
| 1100s | 626,625 hectares | 61,483 hectares | 565,142 hectares | Portugal |
| 1200s | 731,445 hectares | 65,580 hectares | 665,865 hectares | Portugal |
| 1300s | 985,002 hectares | 69,552 hectares | 915,450 hectares | Portugal |
| 1400s | 684,804 hectares | 73,208 hectares | 611,596 hectares | Portugal |
| 1500s | 933,787 hectares | 76,250 hectares | 857,537 hectares | Portugal |
| 1600s | 1.42 million hectares | 78,186 hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1700s | 1.35 million hectares | 78,137 hectares | 1.28 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1710s | 1.78 million hectares | 100,043 hectares | 1.68 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1720s | 1.82 million hectares | 121,321 hectares | 1.70 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1730s | 1.85 million hectares | 141,946 hectares | 1.70 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1740s | 1.87 million hectares | 161,887 hectares | 1.71 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1750s | 1.89 million hectares | 181,115 hectares | 1.71 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1760s | 1.92 million hectares | 199,592 hectares | 1.72 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1770s | 1.94 million hectares | 217,280 hectares | 1.73 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1780s | 1.97 million hectares | 234,135 hectares | 1.73 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1790s | 1.99 million hectares | 250,107 hectares | 1.74 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1800s | 2.01 million hectares | 265,141 hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1810s | 2.03 million hectares | 279,172 hectares | 1.75 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1820s | 2.05 million hectares | 292,127 hectares | 1.76 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1830s | 2.14 million hectares | 303,920 hectares | 1.84 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1840s | 2.24 million hectares | 308,294 hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1850s | 2.27 million hectares | 311,034 hectares | 1.96 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1860s | 2.37 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 256,510 hectares | Portugal |
| 1870s | 2.54 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 367,660 hectares | Portugal |
| 1880s | 2.71 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | 471,110 hectares | Portugal |
| 1890s | 2.93 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 627,360 hectares | Portugal |
| 1900s | 3.07 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 717,170 hectares | Portugal |
| 1910s | 3.29 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | 893,900 hectares | Portugal |
| 1920s | 3.29 million hectares | 2.39 million hectares | 899,700 hectares | Portugal |
| 1930s | 3.53 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 952,150 hectares | Portugal |
| 1940s | 3.86 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1950s | 3.96 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1960s | 3.85 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.91 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.95 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.81 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 994,006 hectares | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.76 million hectares | 3.54 million hectares | 225,002 hectares | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.67 million hectares | 3.94 million hectares | 272,671 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.00 million hectares | 3.95 million hectares | 51,632 hectares | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Portugal or Sierra Leone?
- Portugal, at 4.09 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 Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 144,600 hectares, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sierra Leone?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sierra Leone rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Portugal ranks 95th 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.