Sierra Leone vs United Arab Emirates: Breakdown of habitable land area

Sierra Leone

7,290 hectares

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

5,970 hectares

in 2019

Sierra Leone rank

150th

United Arab Emirates rank

152nd

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Sierra Leone currently reports 7,290 hectares against 5,970 hectares in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1,320 hectares.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 150th and United Arab Emirates ranks 152nd 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.