Arable land pin in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Arable land pin was 0.8698 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8698
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.39
in 2005
All-time low
0.7359
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land pin in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land pin in Sierra Leone is 0.8698, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land pin in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.39 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7359, in 2021.
Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land pin in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9564 | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9518 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8971 | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8949 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8503 | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8541 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9006 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8182 | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8796 | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8705 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8734 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8596 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8779 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8269 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.835 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.804 | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8121 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8674 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8744 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8827 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8415 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8644 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.8241 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8395 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7774 | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.81 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7873 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7617 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7556 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7514 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.811 | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8084 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7973 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8475 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8003 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7472 | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8301 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9674 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 1.05 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.22 | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 1.36 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.31 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.17 | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9637 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9438 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8135 | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8314 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8931 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.17 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.26 | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7359 | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8547 | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8698 | +1.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.8698 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4868, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.8698 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9026 | 0.8182 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8506 | 0.804 | 0.8796 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8263 | 0.7617 | 0.8827 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8116 | 0.7472 | 0.9674 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 1.01 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.8135 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8695 | 0.7359 | 1.02 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 22 Japan 0.9926 compare
- 23 Cape Verde 0.9671 compare
- 24 El Salvador 0.921 compare
- 26 Solomon Islands 0.8616 compare
- 27 Austria 0.8307 compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 0.8285 compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land pin in Sierra Leone?
- Arable land pin in Sierra Leone was 0.8698 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7359 in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for arable land pin?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land pin rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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