Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Coffee bean yields

Nigeria
1.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
12th
Sierra Leone rank
9th

Coffee bean yields over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.47 tonnes per hectare against 1.31 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nigeria ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 82 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4435 tonnes per hectare 0.6448 tonnes per hectare 0.2014 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
1970s 0.5 tonnes per hectare 0.9828 tonnes per hectare 0.4828 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
1980s 0.5279 tonnes per hectare 1.87 tonnes per hectare 1.34 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
1990s 1.01 tonnes per hectare 1.87 tonnes per hectare 0.8674 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
2000s 1.28 tonnes per hectare 1.71 tonnes per hectare 0.4333 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
2010s 1.29 tonnes per hectare 1.7 tonnes per hectare 0.4128 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone
2020s 1.31 tonnes per hectare 1.53 tonnes per hectare 0.2176 tonnes per hectare Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coffee bean yields, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.47 tonnes per hectare against 1.31 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in coffee bean yields between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for coffee bean yields?
Nigeria ranks 12th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coffee bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coffee bean yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,908 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.