Agricultural land use, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.4668 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.4668 hectares per person, measured 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 land use, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.13 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4668 hectares per person, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 209 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.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.13 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 1.07 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.03 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9991 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9822 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9659 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9501 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9344 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.919 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.904 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8895 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8748 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8612 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8477 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8325 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8173 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8051 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7896 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7767 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7734 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7561 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7374 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.718 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7003 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6731 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6653 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6756 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6762 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6734 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6724 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6692 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6604 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6539 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6494 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6352 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6396 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6497 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6889 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7044 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6929 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7165 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6303 hectares per person | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6298 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6277 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6316 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.629 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5857 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5881 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5743 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5611 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5481 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5351 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5227 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5107 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4991 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4879 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4771 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4668 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.9991 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9129 hectares per person | 0.8477 hectares per person | 0.9822 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7706 hectares per person | 0.7003 hectares per person | 0.8325 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6669 hectares per person | 0.6494 hectares per person | 0.6762 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6615 hectares per person | 0.6277 hectares per person | 0.7165 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5686 hectares per person | 0.5107 hectares per person | 0.6316 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4827 hectares per person | 0.4668 hectares per person | 0.4991 hectares per person | 4 |
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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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.4668 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4668 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.