Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Cereal production (metric tons), per unit of GDP

Sierra Leone
0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th

Cereal production (metric tons), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.0010.0010.002196119922024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 178 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0012 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0008 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0009 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0005 metric tons per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0006 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0006 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0004 metric tons per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0003 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0002 metric tons per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0001 metric tons per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per unit of gdp?
Sierra Leone ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per unit of GDP
Unit
metric tons per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
225 places, 12,530 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereal production (metric tons) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.