Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 17,550 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Sierra Leone is 17,550 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Sierra Leone peaked at 17,550 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,250 ha, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 21st out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,250 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,300 ha | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,350 ha | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 1,400 ha | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 1,400 ha | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,372 ha | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1,300 ha | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,400 ha | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,425 ha | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 4,000 ha | +180.7% |
| 1995 | 2,700 ha | -32.5% |
| 1996 | 3,300 ha | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 3,800 ha | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 2,800 ha | -26.3% |
| 1999 | 2,600 ha | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 3,300 ha | +26.9% |
| 2001 | 3,900 ha | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 4,200 ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 4,300 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4,400 ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5,800 ha | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 6,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 10,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 9,732 ha | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 10,200 ha | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 10,438 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 11,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 11,300 ha | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 11,917 ha | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 12,959 ha | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 12,059 ha | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 12,388 ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 12,671 ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 12,874 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14,043 ha | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 15,141 ha | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 15,992 ha | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 16,726 ha | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 17,550 ha | +4.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 17,550 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 22,286 ha, 79% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 17,550 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,901 ha, 4.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +180.7% | 1,425 ha | 4,000 ha |
| 1995 | -32.5% | 4,000 ha | 2,700 ha |
| 2007 | +33.3% | 6,000 ha | 8,000 ha |
| 2005 | +31.8% | 4,400 ha | 5,800 ha |
| 1998 | -26.3% | 3,800 ha | 2,800 ha |
| 2000 | +26.9% | 2,600 ha | 3,300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,367 ha | 1,250 ha | 1,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,337 ha | 1,300 ha | 1,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,500 ha | 1,500 ha | 1,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,512 ha | 1,425 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,963 ha | 3,300 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,781 ha | 10,200 ha | 12,959 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,890 ha | 14,043 ha | 17,550 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 18 China 18,448 ha compare
- 19 China, mainland 18,246 ha compare
- 20 Czechoslovakia 18,000 ha compare
- 22 Tunisia 17,377 ha compare
- 23 Hungary 14,730 ha compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 11,070 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 cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Sierra Leone?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Sierra Leone was 17,550 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 17,550 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,250 ha in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 n.e.c. — 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.