Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 262,326 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 262,326 ha for cassava, fresh — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Sierra Leone peaked at 420,457 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15,000 ha, in 1969.
That places Sierra Leone 19th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,234 ha | — |
| 1962 | 19,688 ha | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 20,234 ha | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 20,639 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 18,000 ha | -12.8% |
| 1966 | 20,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 19,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 16,000 ha | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 16,665 ha | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 16,600 ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 17,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16,500 ha | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 16,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 17,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 18,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 20,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 28,000 ha | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 29,600 ha | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 31,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 26,000 ha | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 24,000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 22,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 28,000 ha | +27.3% |
| 1988 | 28,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19,600 ha | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 30,000 ha | +53.1% |
| 1991 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 41,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 37,500 ha | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 48,000 ha | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 62,000 ha | +29.2% |
| 1998 | 56,000 ha | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 46,224 ha | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 46,490 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 63,784 ha | +37.2% |
| 2002 | 77,755 ha | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 282,406 ha | +263.2% |
| 2004 | 288,382 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 175,923 ha | -39.0% |
| 2006 | 228,700 ha | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 297,310 ha | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 321,176 ha | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 359,002 ha | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 394,902 ha | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 420,457 ha | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 225,766 ha | -46.3% |
| 2013 | 352,816 ha | +56.3% |
| 2014 | 335,491 ha | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 288,405 ha | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 254,634 ha | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 129,346 ha | -49.2% |
| 2018 | 173,483 ha | +34.1% |
| 2019 | 64,841 ha | -62.6% |
| 2020 | 116,571 ha | +79.8% |
| 2021 | 155,706 ha | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 179,516 ha | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 183,254 ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 262,326 ha | +43.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 262,326 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 93,511 ha, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 262,326 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 | +263.2% | 77,755 ha | 282,406 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,755 ha | 15,000 ha | 20,639 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,526 ha | 16,500 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,120 ha | 19,600 ha | 31,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,122 ha | 30,000 ha | 62,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 214,093 ha | 46,490 ha | 359,002 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 264,014 ha | 64,841 ha | 420,457 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,475 ha | 116,571 ha | 262,326 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 16 China, mainland 309,857 ha compare
- 17 Benin 298,564 ha compare
- 18 Cabo Verde 265 ha compare
- 18 Zambia 267,331 ha compare
- 20 Malawi 246,235 ha compare
- 21 Philippines 236,084 ha compare
- 22 Central African Republic 179,794 ha 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Sierra Leone?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Sierra Leone was 262,326 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 420,457 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 ha in 1969.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.