Cereals — Food aid received in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cereals — Food aid received was 268 t in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Cereals — Food aid received in Sierra Leone, 1988–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 268 t for cereals — food aid received in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.6% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals — food aid received in Sierra Leone peaked at 64,707 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 268 t, in 2015.
Sierra Leone ranks 91st of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29,654 t | 27,221 t | 32,086 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 36,932 t | 7,804 t | 64,707 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,530 t | 16,590 t | 57,332 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,375 t | 268 t | 21,782 t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 88 Ecuador 345 t compare
- 89 Cambodia 279 t compare
- 90 Kyrgyzstan 270 t compare
- 92 Costa Rica 238 t compare
- 93 Kazakhstan 200 t compare
- 94 Tajikistan 146 t 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.54 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.54 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals — food aid received in Sierra Leone?
- Cereals — food aid received in Sierra Leone was 268 t in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals — food aid received recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 64,707 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest cereals — food aid received recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 268 t in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cereals — food aid received?
- Sierra Leone ranks 91st out of 108 countries with data for 2015.
- Is cereals — food aid received rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. 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 Cereals — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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