Sierra Leone - Arable land

Arable land (hectares)

The value for Arable land (hectares) in Sierra Leone was 1,584,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,689,880 in 2006 and a minimum value of 355,000 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 355,000
1962 360,000
1963 365,000
1964 370,000
1965 375,000
1966 380,000
1967 385,000
1968 390,000
1969 395,000
1970 400,000
1971 405,000
1972 410,000
1973 415,000
1974 420,000
1975 425,000
1976 430,000
1977 435,000
1978 440,000
1979 445,000
1980 450,000
1981 455,000
1982 460,000
1983 465,000
1984 470,000
1985 475,000
1986 480,000
1987 485,000
1988 486,000
1989 486,000
1990 486,000
1991 486,000
1992 486,000
1993 486,000
1994 485,000
1995 485,000
1996 485,000
1997 484,000
1998 484,000
1999 484,000
2000 490,000
2001 681,520
2002 910,080
2003 1,236,670
2004 1,437,730
2005 1,472,020
2006 1,689,880
2007 1,283,720
2008 1,372,230
2009 1,460,970
2010 1,580,380
2011 1,652,630
2012 1,471,650
2013 1,583,650
2014 1,584,000
2015 1,584,000
2016 1,584,000
2017 1,584,000
2018 1,584,000

Arable land (hectares per person)

The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Sierra Leone was 0.207 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.290 in 2006 and a minimum value of 0.107 in 2000.

Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.151
1962 0.151
1963 0.150
1964 0.150
1965 0.150
1966 0.149
1967 0.148
1968 0.148
1969 0.147
1970 0.146
1971 0.145
1972 0.144
1973 0.142
1974 0.141
1975 0.140
1976 0.139
1977 0.137
1978 0.136
1979 0.134
1980 0.133
1981 0.131
1982 0.130
1983 0.128
1984 0.127
1985 0.125
1986 0.123
1987 0.120
1988 0.117
1989 0.114
1990 0.113
1991 0.112
1992 0.112
1993 0.112
1994 0.113
1995 0.113
1996 0.112
1997 0.112
1998 0.110
1999 0.108
2000 0.107
2001 0.143
2002 0.183
2003 0.238
2004 0.265
2005 0.261
2006 0.290
2007 0.214
2008 0.224
2009 0.233
2010 0.246
2011 0.252
2012 0.219
2013 0.231
2014 0.226
2015 0.221
2016 0.216
2017 0.212
2018 0.207

Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area) in Sierra Leone was 21.95 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 23.41 in 2006, while its lowest value was 4.92 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 4.92
1962 4.99
1963 5.06
1964 5.13
1965 5.20
1966 5.26
1967 5.33
1968 5.40
1969 5.47
1970 5.54
1971 5.61
1972 5.68
1973 5.75
1974 5.82
1975 5.89
1976 5.96
1977 6.03
1978 6.10
1979 6.17
1980 6.23
1981 6.30
1982 6.37
1983 6.44
1984 6.51
1985 6.58
1986 6.65
1987 6.72
1988 6.73
1989 6.73
1990 6.73
1991 6.73
1992 6.73
1993 6.73
1994 6.72
1995 6.72
1996 6.72
1997 6.71
1998 6.71
1999 6.71
2000 6.79
2001 9.44
2002 12.61
2003 17.13
2004 19.92
2005 20.39
2006 23.41
2007 17.78
2008 19.01
2009 20.24
2010 21.89
2011 22.90
2012 20.39
2013 21.94
2014 21.95
2015 21.95
2016 21.95
2017 21.95
2018 21.95

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use