Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0277 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0277 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0277 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
Sierra Leone ranks 72nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0277 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1379 ha per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0277 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0884 ha per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | 0.0277 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 69 Somalia 0.0294 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Colombia 0.0285 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Samoa 0.0281 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Albania 0.0265 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Chile 0.0249 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 South Africa 0.0198 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0277 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0277 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 72nd out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested 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
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.