NationMaster - Time Series > Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. 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.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Sierra Leone (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2003

545.87

#47

2002

562.58

#43

2001

583.08

#40

2000

579.73

#41

1999

575.96

#41

1998

569.31

#45

1997

566.48

#48

1996

565.31

#47

1995

567.2

#47

1994

571.07

#43

1993

575.82

#40

1992

582.04

#40

1991

586.2

#40

1990

586.59

#39

1989

581.87

#40

1988

572.83

#41

1987

562.21

#43

1986

555.85

#44

1985

550.99

#43

1984

547.95

#42

1983

546.6

#42

1982

546.55

#42

1981

546.95

#40

1980

547.17

#43

1979

546.71

#42

1978

546.28

#43

1977

545.94

#44

1976

545.8

#45

1975

545.95

#45

1974

547.8

#45

1973

549.87

#43

1972

552.06

#43

1971

554.23

#42

1970

556.26

#42

1969

557.43

#42

1968

558.43

#42

1967

559.38

#40

1966

560.46

#39

1965

561.8

#37

1964

562.83

#39

1963

564.17

#37

1962

565.8

#37

1961

567.69

#38

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. 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.