Breakdown of habitable land area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Breakdown of habitable land area was 7,290 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Sierra Leone, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 7,290 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over five years.
That places Sierra Leone 150th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6,260 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 6,070 hectares | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6,650 hectares | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 5,570 hectares | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 7,290 hectares | +30.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 7,290 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 104,370 hectares, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 7,290 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Sierra Leone?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Sierra Leone was 7,290 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7,290 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,570 hectares in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.