Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 29.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone, 1964–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone is 29.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone peaked at 59.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 34.8% | — |
| 1965 | 31.0% | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 34.2% | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 32.4% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 26.8% | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 26.0% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 28.5% | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 29.7% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 29.5% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 32.2% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 35.7% | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 38.6% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 36.4% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 32.0% | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 30.0% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 29.3% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 36.6% | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 38.6% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 42.8% | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 34.7% | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 42.5% | +22.3% |
| 1988 | 43.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 44.0% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 40.3% | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 37.4% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 57.4% | +27.0% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 29.5% | +1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 29.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 29.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -45.0% | 50.1% | 27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.7% | 26.8% | 34.8% | 6 |
| 1970s | 31.8% | 26.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.4% | 29.3% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 35.9% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 27.5% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.1% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.1% | 35.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone was 29.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Sierra Leone ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.