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

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.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.