Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre

Guinea-Bissau
22.96 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
24.23 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
66th
Sierra Leone rank
64th

FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
510152025196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24.23 hectares per square kilometre against 22.96 hectares per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.27 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 66th and Sierra Leone ranks 64th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 10 hectares per square kilometre 5.97 hectares per square kilometre 4.03 hectares per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1970s 10.49 hectares per square kilometre 6.71 hectares per square kilometre 3.78 hectares per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1980s 11.87 hectares per square kilometre 8 hectares per square kilometre 3.87 hectares per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1990s 14.67 hectares per square kilometre 8.47 hectares per square kilometre 6.2 hectares per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2000s 18.94 hectares per square kilometre 18.51 hectares per square kilometre 0.4277 hectares per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2010s 20.01 hectares per square kilometre 24.14 hectares per square kilometre 4.14 hectares per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 22.7 hectares per square kilometre 24.23 hectares per square kilometre 1.54 hectares per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 24.23 hectares per square kilometre against 22.96 hectares per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
1.27 hectares per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 66th and Sierra Leone ranks 64th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,997 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.