Agricultural land in Sierra Leone
Agricultural land made up 55.2% of the land area of Sierra Leone in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2011.
Sierra Leone, 2024
55.2%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
50th of 208
Agricultural land in Sierra Leone over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.2% | – |
| 2023 | 54.7% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 54.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 54.7%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Sierra Leone has the 50th highest value.
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34.0%
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Cereal yield
1,370 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.89e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
61.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.20e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
1.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2022 · FAOSTAT