Benin vs Sierra Leone: Land area in hectares, per capita

Benin
0.7991 hectares per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.8531 hectares per person
in 2023
Benin rank
129th
Sierra Leone rank
126th

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
1234196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.8531 hectares per person against 0.7991 hectares per person in Benin, a difference of 0.054 hectares per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 126th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 4.09 hectares per person 2.92 hectares per person 1.16 hectares per person Benin
1970s 3.31 hectares per person 2.45 hectares per person 0.862 hectares per person Benin
1980s 2.53 hectares per person 2 hectares per person 0.5265 hectares per person Benin
1990s 1.85 hectares per person 1.71 hectares per person 0.1428 hectares per person Benin
2000s 1.37 hectares per person 1.36 hectares per person 0.0024 hectares per person Benin
2010s 1.01 hectares per person 1.04 hectares per person 0.0294 hectares per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.8305 hectares per person 0.8823 hectares per person 0.0518 hectares per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.8531 hectares per person against 0.7991 hectares per person in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Benin and Sierra Leone?
0.054 hectares per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
Benin ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 126th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.