2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) was 32.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Sierra Leone, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 32.3 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Sierra Leone peaked at 33.9 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.1 %, in 2015.
That places Sierra Leone 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26.1 % | — |
| 2016 | 31.1 % | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 31.8 % | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.2 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 32 % | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 32.6 % | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 33.9 % | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 32.3 % | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.44 % | 26.1 % | 31.8 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.4 % | 31.2 % | 33.9 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Sierra Leone?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) in Sierra Leone was 32.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 % in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.