Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2215 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone stood at 0.2215 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8313 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0982 ha per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 87th out of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2355 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2408 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2632 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2629 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1593 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1452 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1452 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1455 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.194 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.194 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2001 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1566 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1676 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1693 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1609 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.133 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1136 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1247 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0982 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1328 ha per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1344 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2119 ha per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2217 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4572 ha per square kilometre | +106.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5542 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8313 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3768 ha per square kilometre | -54.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3881 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4464 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.491 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4778 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2471 ha per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 2013 | 0.264 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4779 ha per square kilometre | +81.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5103 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.522 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1456 ha per square kilometre | -72.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1485 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1625 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2263 ha per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1044 ha per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre | +99.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2215 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.2215 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 ha per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.2215 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +106.2% | 0.2217 ha per square kilometre | 0.4572 ha per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +99.0% | 0.1044 ha per square kilometre | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +81.0% | 0.264 ha per square kilometre | 0.4779 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2006 ha per square kilometre | 0.1452 ha per square kilometre | 0.2632 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | 0.1452 ha per square kilometre | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1738 ha per square kilometre | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | 0.2001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1373 ha per square kilometre | 0.0982 ha per square kilometre | 0.1693 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3755 ha per square kilometre | 0.1328 ha per square kilometre | 0.8313 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3447 ha per square kilometre | 0.1456 ha per square kilometre | 0.522 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.1044 ha per square kilometre | 0.2263 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 84 Chad 0.2546 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Madagascar 0.2533 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 South Sudan 0.2244 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Iraq 0.2046 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Afghanistan 0.1947 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Morocco 0.1875 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.2215 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8313 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0982 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 87th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — 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
Maize (corn) — 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.