Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 1,470 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Sierra Leone is 1,470 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,968 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 813 kg per hectare, in 2018.
That places Sierra Leone 146th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 940.6 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,211 kg per hectare | +28.8% |
| 1963 | 1,221 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1,360 kg per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 1,304 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 1,320 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1,328 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1,319 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1,600 kg per hectare | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 1,358 kg per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 1,289 kg per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 1,357 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 1,346 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1,381 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1,476 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 1,427 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1,442 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,438 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1,238 kg per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 1,251 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,256 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,310 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1,244 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 1,536 kg per hectare | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 1,254 kg per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1986 | 1,478 kg per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 1,284 kg per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 1,223 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 1,238 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,202 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 1,234 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1,234 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,188 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1,161 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,195 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1,253 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1,206 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1,112 kg per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1,119 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,078 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 998.2 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 995.9 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,012 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,000 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,118 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1,348 kg per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 1,290 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,351 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1,646 kg per hectare | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 1,747 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,751 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,539 kg per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 1,778 kg per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 1,520 kg per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 1,340 kg per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 1,092 kg per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 1,142 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 813 kg per hectare | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 1,523 kg per hectare | +87.3% |
| 2020 | 1,636 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 1,968 kg per hectare | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 1,963 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,470 kg per hectare | -25.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,470 kg per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,163 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,470 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield (kg per hectare) 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 | +87.3% | 813 kg per hectare | 1,523 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,289 kg per hectare | 940.6 kg per hectare | 1,600 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,375 kg per hectare | 1,238 kg per hectare | 1,476 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,307 kg per hectare | 1,223 kg per hectare | 1,536 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,190 kg per hectare | 1,112 kg per hectare | 1,253 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,184 kg per hectare | 995.9 kg per hectare | 1,646 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,424 kg per hectare | 813 kg per hectare | 1,778 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,759 kg per hectare | 1,470 kg per hectare | 1,968 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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 cereal yield in Sierra Leone?
- Cereal yield in Sierra Leone was 1,470 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,968 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 813 kg per hectare in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cereal yield?
- Sierra Leone ranks 146th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.