Congo vs Sierra Leone: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Congo
29.28 percent
in 2023
Sierra Leone
30.48 percent
in 2023
Congo rank
50th
Sierra Leone rank
48th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 30.48 percent against 29.28 percent in Congo, a difference of 1.2 percent.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 209 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.28 percent | 30.53 percent | 1.25 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 29.28 percent | 30.53 percent | 1.25 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 29.28 percent | 30.53 percent | 1.25 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 29.28 percent | 30.49 percent | 1.21 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 29.28 percent | 30.48 percent | 1.2 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 29.28 percent | 30.48 percent | 1.2 percent | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 29.28 percent | 30.48 percent | 1.2 percent | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 30.48 percent against 29.28 percent in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 1.2 percent, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Congo ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).