Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Cereal seed quantity
Cereal seed quantity over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63,412 FAO, metric tonnes against 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 3,546 FAO, metric tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 50 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,417 FAO, metric tonnes | 30,901 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,516 FAO, metric tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 38,473 FAO, metric tonnes | 39,180 FAO, metric tonnes | 707 FAO, metric tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 40,954 FAO, metric tonnes | 38,463 FAO, metric tonnes | 2,491 FAO, metric tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 45,635 FAO, metric tonnes | 31,753 FAO, metric tonnes | 13,882 FAO, metric tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 49,058 FAO, metric tonnes | 52,504 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,446 FAO, metric tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes | 63,412 FAO, metric tonnes | 3,546 FAO, metric tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal seed quantity, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63,412 FAO, metric tonnes against 59,866 FAO, metric tonnes in Malawi as of 2011.
- What is the difference in cereal seed quantity between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 3,546 FAO, metric tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for cereal seed quantity?
- Malawi ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.