Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Sierra Leone, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0% for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in 2023.
The figure is down 99.7% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Sierra Leone peaked at 43.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 88th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.2% | — |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +56.0% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -26.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -26.2% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | -108.5% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | +124.6% |
| 1997 | -0.5% | +66.4% |
| 1998 | -0.6% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | -0.7% | +31.2% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -1276.8% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +136.0% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +82.3% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -44.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -43.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -56.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | -2.0% | -155.9% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -547.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -38.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -87.8% |
| 2021 | -1.7% | -460.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -271.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -99.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1276.8% | -0.5% | 6.2% |
| 2017 | +547.3% | -2.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021 | -460.6% | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | +271.4% | -1.7% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -0.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | -0.5% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | -2.0% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -1.7% | 2.9% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1983 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4477 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Sierra Leone?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Sierra Leone was 0.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Sierra Leone ranks 88th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.