Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.1821 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Sierra Leone, 2018–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sierra Leone stood at 0.1821 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.5% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.5631 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0.209 ha per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 2020 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +405.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2491 ha per square kilometre | -76.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3471 ha per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1821 ha per square kilometre | -47.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1821 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0059 ha per square kilometre, 30.9× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1821 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 ha per square kilometre, 17.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3861 ha per square kilometre | 0.209 ha per square kilometre | 0.5631 ha per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4586 ha per square kilometre | 0.1821 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 4 Sri Lanka 0.2448 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Mauritius 0.2028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 0.1823 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Indonesia 0.1789 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1739 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Ethiopia 0.1648 ha per square kilometre compare
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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sierra Leone?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Sierra Leone was 0.1821 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1821 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.