Land area equipped for irrigation in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land area equipped for irrigation was 30,000 hectares in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation in Sierra Leone, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2011, land area equipped for irrigation in Sierra Leone stood at 30,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Sierra Leone peaked at 30,000 hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,000 hectares, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 27th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 hectares | +100.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 hectares | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6,000 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8,000 hectares | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 8,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10,000 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 13,000 hectares | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 13,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14,000 hectares | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 15,000 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 17,000 hectares | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 19,000 hectares | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 20,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 22,000 hectares | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 23,000 hectares | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 25,000 hectares | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 26,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 28,000 hectares | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 28,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 28,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 28,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 28,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 28,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 28,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29,000 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 29,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30,000 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,444 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,300 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,600 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 28,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,800 hectares | 28,000 hectares | 29,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 2 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.54 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Sierra Leone?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Sierra Leone was 30,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 30,000 hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Sierra Leone ranks 27th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.