Agricultural area per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agricultural area per capita was 0.4668 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Agricultural area per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.4668 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.13 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4668, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 | 0.9991 | 1.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9129 | 0.8477 | 0.9822 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7706 | 0.7003 | 0.8325 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6669 | 0.6494 | 0.6762 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6615 | 0.6277 | 0.7165 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5686 | 0.5107 | 0.6316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4827 | 0.4668 | 0.4991 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.54 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.54 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Agricultural area per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.4668 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4668 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 89th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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