Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application was 1.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Sierra Leone is 1.37, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.93 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.813, in 2018.
That places Sierra Leone 150th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 | 0.9406 | 1.6 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 | 1.24 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 | 1.22 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 0.9959 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 0.813 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 | 1.37 | 1.93 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.54 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.54 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Sierra Leone?
- Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Sierra Leone was 1.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.813 in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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