Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1268 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.1268 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1692 ha per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0466 ha per person, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 34th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1373 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.123 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1255 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1233 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1346 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1401 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1459 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1317 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1249 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1287 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1369 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1317 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1303 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1347 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1356 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1419 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1427 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1448 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1342 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1346 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1292 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1272 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1188 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1027 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.107 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1048 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1052 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1137 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1149 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1117 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1068 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1039 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1099 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0963 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0816 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0844 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.091 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0781 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0579 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0466 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0714 ha per person | +53.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0942 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0947 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1146 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1341 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1529 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0885 ha per person | -42.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0952 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.098 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1053 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1125 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1248 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1151 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1248 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1047 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1251 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1217 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1692 ha per person | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0921 ha per person | -45.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0909 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1367 ha per person | +50.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0977 ha per person | -28.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1178 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1268 ha per person | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1318 ha per person | 0.123 ha per person | 0.1459 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1362 ha per person | 0.1287 ha per person | 0.1448 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1158 ha per person | 0.1027 ha per person | 0.1346 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0922 ha per person | 0.0579 ha per person | 0.1117 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.099 ha per person | 0.0466 ha per person | 0.1529 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1195 ha per person | 0.0921 ha per person | 0.1692 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.114 ha per person | 0.0909 ha per person | 0.1367 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.1268 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1692 ha per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0466 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 34th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.