Agricultural Land (% of land area) in Sierra Leone: 54.71 (2021)

Sierra Leone's latest reported Agricultural Land (% of land area) is 54.71 in 2021, near its historical peak. Coverage spans 1961–2021 (61 data points) sourced from the World Bank Development Data Group. Latest value (2021) 54.71 Year-over-year change…

Last updated: April 14, 2026

Sierra Leone’s latest reported Agricultural Land (% of land area) is 54.71
in 2021, near its historical peak.
Coverage spans 1961–2021 (61 data points)
sourced from the World Bank Development Data Group.

Latest value (2021)
54.71
Year-over-year change
%
Historical peak
55.83
Historical low
36.19

Current Value & Context

The most recent observation for Agricultural Land (% of land area) in Sierra Leone is
54.71
for 2021. Against a historical range of
36.19 to 55.83,
this reading is near its historical peak.

Summary statistics

Statistic Value
Latest (2021) 54.71
All-time peak 55.83
All-time low 36.19
Long-run median 38.93
Observations 61

Historical Trajectory

Agricultural Land (% of land area) for Sierra Leone has been tracked across 61 annual observations between 1961 and 2021.
The long-run trajectory below visualises the full time series.

55.83 50.92 46.01 41.10 36.19

1961
1991
2021

Inflection points

  • 2006 — local peak at 55.83.
  • 2007 — local trough at 50.20.
  • 2011 — local peak at 55.66.
  • 2012 — local trough at 53.15.

Decade Breakdown

Average values by decade, highlighting periods of growth, decline, or stagnation:

Decade Mean Low High Obs.
1960s 36.50 36.19 36.84 9
1970s 37.24 36.91 37.67 10
1980s 38.54 37.74 39.14 10
1990s 38.97 38.85 39.14 10
2000s 48.99 38.93 55.83 10
2010s 54.62 53.15 55.66 10
2020s 54.71 54.71 54.71 2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sierra Leone's Agricultural Land (% of land area) in 2021?

Sierra Leone's Agricultural Land (% of land area) for 2021 is 54.71, based on the World Bank WDI release.

What was the historical peak of Agricultural Land (% of land area) in Sierra Leone?

The recorded peak is 55.83 across 61 annual observations from the World Bank series.

How reliable is this Sierra Leone data?

Values are the World Bank's consolidated release of country-reported statistics. Missing years reflect gaps in the original source and are omitted rather than interpolated.

Where is this indicator originally sourced?

Directly from the World Bank Development Data Group, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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