Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0013 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0013 t per person.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0018 t per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 t per person, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 137th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 t per person | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 t per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 t per person | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 t per person | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 t per person | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 t per person | -19.2% |
| 1997 | 0.001 t per person | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.001 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 t per person | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 t per person | -29.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 t per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 t per person | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.001 t per person | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 t per person | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 t per person | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 t per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 t per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 t per person | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 t per person | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 t per person | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 t per person | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 t per person | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 t per person | -0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0013 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0029 t per person, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0013 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0031 t per person, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -29.8% | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0006 t per person |
| 2006 | +29.8% | 0.0008 t per person | 0.001 t per person |
| 2005 | +27.9% | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0008 t per person |
| 2009 | +27.3% | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0014 t per person |
| 1999 | -26.8% | 0.001 t per person | 0.0007 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 134 Faroe Islands 0.0014 t per person compare
- 135 Nigeria 0.0014 t per person compare
- 136 Sri Lanka 0.0014 t per person compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 0.0013 t per person compare
- 139 Bangladesh 0.0012 t per person compare
- 140 Saudi Arabia 0.0012 t per person 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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0013 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 t per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 t per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 137th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.