Total agricultural land use per person in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.4912 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4912
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
81st
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.46
in 1860
All-time low
0.3804
in 1850
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Sierra Leone, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.4912 for total agricultural land use per person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.46 in 1860 and was at its lowest, 0.3804, in 1850.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 199 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.
Total agricultural land use per person in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.7998 | — |
| 1100 | 0.7713 | -3.6% |
| 1200 | 0.7404 | -4.0% |
| 1300 | 0.7067 | -4.5% |
| 1400 | 0.6695 | -5.3% |
| 1500 | 0.6276 | -6.3% |
| 1600 | 0.5792 | -7.7% |
| 1700 | 0.5209 | -10.1% |
| 1710 | 0.5143 | -1.3% |
| 1720 | 0.5076 | -1.3% |
| 1730 | 0.5006 | -1.4% |
| 1740 | 0.4935 | -1.4% |
| 1750 | 0.4861 | -1.5% |
| 1760 | 0.4786 | -1.6% |
| 1770 | 0.4707 | -1.6% |
| 1780 | 0.4626 | -1.7% |
| 1790 | 0.4543 | -1.8% |
| 1800 | 0.4455 | -1.9% |
| 1810 | 0.4365 | -2.0% |
| 1820 | 0.427 | -2.2% |
| 1830 | 0.4171 | -2.3% |
| 1840 | 0.3988 | -4.4% |
| 1850 | 0.3804 | -4.6% |
| 1860 | 2.46 | +546.7% |
| 1870 | 2.38 | -3.4% |
| 1880 | 2.29 | -3.7% |
| 1890 | 2.19 | -4.1% |
| 1900 | 2.09 | -4.6% |
| 1910 | 1.99 | -5.2% |
| 1920 | 1.87 | -6.0% |
| 1930 | 1.74 | -7.1% |
| 1940 | 1.58 | -8.9% |
| 1950 | 1.39 | -11.9% |
| 1951 | 1.37 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 1.35 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 1.33 | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 1.3 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 1.28 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 1.25 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 1.23 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 1.2 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 1.17 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 1.14 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 1.12 | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 1.11 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.09 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.05 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.04 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.02 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.01 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9895 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.972 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.954 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9355 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9168 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8982 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8795 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.861 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8441 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8274 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8094 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7921 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7784 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7618 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7471 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.7406 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7205 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6999 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6802 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6648 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6551 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6513 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6499 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6526 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.656 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6573 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6562 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6524 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6452 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6318 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6156 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6333 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6516 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.686 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6936 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6737 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.689 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6024 | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6021 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6023 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6699 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6681 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.623 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6263 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6123 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5987 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5858 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5734 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5616 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5502 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5392 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5289 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5189 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5094 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5001 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4912 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.7998 | 0.7998 | 0.7998 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.7713 | 0.7713 | 0.7713 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.7404 | 0.7404 | 0.7404 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7067 | 0.7067 | 0.7067 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.6695 | 0.6695 | 0.6695 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6276 | 0.6276 | 0.6276 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5792 | 0.5792 | 0.5792 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.5209 | 0.5209 | 0.5209 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.5143 | 0.5143 | 0.5143 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.5076 | 0.5076 | 0.5076 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.5006 | 0.5006 | 0.5006 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4935 | 0.4935 | 0.4935 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4861 | 0.4861 | 0.4861 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4786 | 0.4786 | 0.4786 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4707 | 0.4707 | 0.4707 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4626 | 0.4626 | 0.4626 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4543 | 0.4543 | 0.4543 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4455 | 0.4455 | 0.4455 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4365 | 0.4365 | 0.4365 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.427 | 0.427 | 0.427 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4171 | 0.4171 | 0.4171 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.3988 | 0.3988 | 0.3988 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.3804 | 0.3804 | 0.3804 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.46 | 2.46 | 2.46 | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.19 | 2.19 | 2.19 | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1.99 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1.58 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.29 | 1.17 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9078 | 0.8274 | 0.9895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7395 | 0.6648 | 0.8094 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6508 | 0.6318 | 0.6573 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.645 | 0.6021 | 0.6936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6069 | 0.5502 | 0.6699 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5146 | 0.4912 | 0.5392 | 6 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.54 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.54 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Sierra Leone?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Sierra Leone was 0.4912 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 in 1860.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3804 in 1850.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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