Agricultural output, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agricultural output, per square kilometre was 45,280 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
45,280 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
66th
of 158 countries
All-time high
53,597 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
7,893 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural output, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural output, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 45,280 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural output, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 53,597 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,893 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural output, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,893 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8,404 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 8,593 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 9,011 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 9,393 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 9,784 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 10,086 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 9,549 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 10,406 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 9,986 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 10,052 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 10,202 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 10,225 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 10,591 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 11,108 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 11,257 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 11,542 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 11,839 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 10,696 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 10,984 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 11,160 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 11,728 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 11,353 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 11,571 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 11,249 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 12,296 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 11,954 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 12,286 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 12,667 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 13,190 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 13,387 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 12,993 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 13,192 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 13,100 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 12,784 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 13,182 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 13,648 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 12,412 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 11,300 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 10,427 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 12,697 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 14,895 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 25,039 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 2004 | 27,489 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 25,019 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 30,577 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 28,021 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 29,913 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 38,201 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 43,371 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 46,106 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 47,492 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 50,079 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 48,218 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 42,882 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 39,576 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 34,083 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 35,675 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 30,065 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 35,203 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 53,597 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 2022 | 46,968 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 45,280 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 45,280 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 12,478 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 45,280 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,318 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural output, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +68.1% | 14,895 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 25,039 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +52.3% | 35,203 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 53,597 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,235 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 7,893 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 10,406 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,750 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 9,986 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 11,839 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,725 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 10,984 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 12,667 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,919 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 11,300 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 13,648 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,228 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 10,427 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 38,201 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,755 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 30,065 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 50,079 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,262 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 35,203 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 53,597 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 63 Cote d'Ivoire 51,068 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 64 Armenia 50,077 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 65 Ukraine 47,907 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 67 Saint Kitts and Nevis 44,958 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 43,416 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 69 Belarus 43,167 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre compare
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 agricultural output, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Agricultural output, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 45,280 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural output, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 53,597 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural output, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,893 constant 2014-2016 US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agricultural output, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 66th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural output, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural output, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural output divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural output ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural output Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural output divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.