Cassava and products — Losses in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cassava and products — Losses was 172 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cassava and products — Losses in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 172 1000 t for cassava and products — losses in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava and products — losses in Sierra Leone peaked at 333 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66 1000 t, in 2019.
Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cassava and products — Losses in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 245 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 260 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 270 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 287 1000 t | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 305 1000 t | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 331 1000 t | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 309 1000 t | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 321 1000 t | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 333 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 66 1000 t | -80.2% |
| 2020 | 127 1000 t | +92.4% |
| 2021 | 229 1000 t | +80.3% |
| 2022 | 141 1000 t | -38.4% |
| 2023 | 172 1000 t | +22.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 172 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 52 1000 t, 3.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 172 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86 1000 t, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava and products — Losses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -80.2% | 333 1000 t | 66 1000 t |
| 2020 | +92.4% | 66 1000 t | 127 1000 t |
| 2021 | +80.3% | 127 1000 t | 229 1000 t |
| 2022 | -38.4% | 229 1000 t | 141 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 272.7 1000 t | 66 1000 t | 333 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.25 1000 t | 127 1000 t | 229 1000 t | 4 |
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 cassava and products — losses in Sierra Leone?
- Cassava and products — losses in Sierra Leone was 172 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava and products — losses recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 333 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest cassava and products — losses recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 1000 t in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cassava and products — losses?
- Sierra Leone ranks 24th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cassava and products — losses rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava and products — Losses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.