Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Nepal
10.04 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
12.72 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal rank
8th
Sierra Leone rank
7th

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Nepal
  • Sierra Leone
51015196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 12.72 ha per square kilometre against 10.04 ha per square kilometre in Nepal, a difference of 2.68 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 7.82 ha per square kilometre 4.12 ha per square kilometre 3.71 ha per square kilometre Nepal
1970s 8.59 ha per square kilometre 5.22 ha per square kilometre 3.37 ha per square kilometre Nepal
1980s 9.5 ha per square kilometre 5.16 ha per square kilometre 4.33 ha per square kilometre Nepal
1990s 10.26 ha per square kilometre 4.44 ha per square kilometre 5.82 ha per square kilometre Nepal
2000s 10.66 ha per square kilometre 6.49 ha per square kilometre 4.17 ha per square kilometre Nepal
2010s 10.25 ha per square kilometre 9.98 ha per square kilometre 0.2688 ha per square kilometre Nepal
2020s 10.18 ha per square kilometre 10.82 ha per square kilometre 0.6342 ha per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Nepal or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 12.72 ha per square kilometre against 10.04 ha per square kilometre in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
2.68 ha per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Nepal ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.