World Bank · Agriculture

Sierra Leone: Arable land (% of land area)

21.95percent · 20240.0% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Sierra Leone from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202421.945
202321.945
202221.945
202121.945
202021.945
201921.945
201821.945
201721.945
201621.945
201521.945
201421.945
201321.94
201220.389
201122.896
201021.895
200920.241
200819.011
200717.785
200623.412
200520.394
200419.919
200317.133
200212.608
20019.442
20006.789
19996.705
19986.71
19976.715
19966.719
19956.724
19946.729
19936.733
19926.733
19916.733
19906.733
19896.733
19886.733
19876.719
19866.65
19856.581
19846.511
19836.442
19826.373
19816.304
19806.234
19796.165
19786.096
19776.027
19765.957
19755.888
19745.819
19735.75
19725.68
19715.611
19705.542
19695.472
19685.403
19675.334
19665.265
19655.195
19645.126
19635.057
19624.988
19614.918

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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