Sierra Leone vs Somalia: Breakdown of habitable land area
Sierra Leone
7,290 hectares
in 2019
Somalia
8,590 hectares
in 2019
Sierra Leone rank
150th
Somalia rank
149th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 8,590 hectares against 7,290 hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,300 hectares.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 149th of 235 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 8,590 hectares against 7,290 hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 1,300 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 149th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.