Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.1983 hectares per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.1983 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.3253 hectares per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1379 hectares per person, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1807 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1779 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1772 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1763 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1753 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1742 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.173 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1717 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1723 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.171 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1696 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1683 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.167 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1657 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1644 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.163 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1618 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1604 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1605 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1606 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1589 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1572 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1584 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1565 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1574 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1677 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.165 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1619 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1578 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1539 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.148 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1462 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1467 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.147 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1462 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.146 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1453 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1432 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1418 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1399 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1379 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1708 hectares per person | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2072 hectares per person | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.264 hectares per person | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2937 hectares per person | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.293 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3253 hectares per person | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2476 hectares per person | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2565 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2644 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2781 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2846 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2498 hectares per person | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2604 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2543 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2485 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2427 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.237 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2315 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2262 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.221 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2161 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2113 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2067 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2024 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1983 hectares per person | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +27.4% | 0.2072 hectares per person | 0.264 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.175 hectares per person | 0.171 hectares per person | 0.1807 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1641 hectares per person | 0.1604 hectares per person | 0.1696 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1595 hectares per person | 0.1539 hectares per person | 0.1677 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.145 hectares per person | 0.1399 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.246 hectares per person | 0.1379 hectares per person | 0.3253 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2513 hectares per person | 0.2262 hectares per person | 0.2846 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2093 hectares per person | 0.1983 hectares per person | 0.221 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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)
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.1983 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3253 hectares per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1379 hectares per person in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.