Agriculture: Gross Production Value … SLC annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agriculture: Gross Production Value … SLC annual growth rate was -5.11 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Sierra Leone, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Sierra Leone is -5.11 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 46.5% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Sierra Leone peaked at 67.13 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -14.57 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Sierra Leone ranks 141st of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture: Gross Production Value … SLC annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.57 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -65.3% |
| 1964 | 4.93 % change on previous year | +116.0% |
| 1965 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1966 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1968 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -273.7% |
| 1969 | 9.19 % change on previous year | -269.8% |
| 1970 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -145.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5791 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 1972 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +153.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2288 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 1974 | 3.64 % change on previous year | +1490.0% |
| 1975 | 4.94 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 1976 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 1977 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +99.4% |
| 1978 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1979 | -9.8 % change on previous year | -480.5% |
| 1980 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -126.0% |
| 1981 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1982 | 5.14 % change on previous year | +243.1% |
| 1983 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 1984 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 1985 | -3.01 % change on previous year | -242.5% |
| 1986 | 9.68 % change on previous year | -421.0% |
| 1987 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 1988 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -191.4% |
| 1989 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 1991 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1992 | -3 % change on previous year | -307.0% |
| 1993 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -152.9% |
| 1994 | -0.6459 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
| 1995 | -2.65 % change on previous year | +309.6% |
| 1996 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -222.6% |
| 1997 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1998 | -9.18 % change on previous year | -354.8% |
| 1999 | -9.18 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -7.85 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 22.15 % change on previous year | -382.3% |
| 2002 | 17.89 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 67.13 % change on previous year | +275.3% |
| 2004 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 2005 | -8.48 % change on previous year | -184.9% |
| 2006 | 22.22 % change on previous year | -362.1% |
| 2007 | -9.33 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 2008 | 6.8 % change on previous year | -172.8% |
| 2009 | 27.7 % change on previous year | +307.5% |
| 2010 | 13.6 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 2011 | 6.3 % change on previous year | -53.6% |
| 2012 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -52.5% |
| 2013 | 5.46 % change on previous year | +82.4% |
| 2014 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -168.2% |
| 2015 | -11.14 % change on previous year | +199.2% |
| 2016 | -8.03 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 2017 | -13.52 % change on previous year | +68.5% |
| 2018 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -134.1% |
| 2019 | -14.57 % change on previous year | -415.8% |
| 2020 | 16.23 % change on previous year | -211.4% |
| 2021 | 52.56 % change on previous year | +223.8% |
| 2022 | -12.54 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 2023 | -3.49 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 2024 | -5.11 % change on previous year | +46.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -5.11 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.15 % change on previous year. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -5.11 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.41 % change on previous year. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture: Gross Production Value … SLC annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1490.0% | 0.2288 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 % change on previous year | -5.41 % change on previous year | 9.19 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3214 % change on previous year | -9.8 % change on previous year | 4.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 % change on previous year | -3.44 % change on previous year | 9.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -9.18 % change on previous year | 4.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.82 % change on previous year | -9.33 % change on previous year | 67.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.8 % change on previous year | -14.57 % change on previous year | 13.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.53 % change on previous year | -12.54 % change on previous year | 52.56 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 138 Honduras -4.48 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Qatar -4.73 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Nicaragua -4.85 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Mauritius -5.17 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Trinidad and Tobago -5.61 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Saint Lucia -5.62 % change on previous year 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 agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Sierra Leone?
- Agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Sierra Leone was -5.11 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 67.13 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.57 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 141st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.