Change of cereal yield vs land used in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Sierra Leone is 1.37, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.93 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.813, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9406 | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 | +28.8% |
| 1963 | 1.22 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.36 | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 1.3 | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.32 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.33 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.32 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.6 | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 1.36 | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 1.29 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.36 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 1.35 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.38 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.48 | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 1.43 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.44 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.44 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.24 | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 1.25 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.26 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.31 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.24 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.54 | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 1.25 | -18.4% |
| 1986 | 1.48 | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 1.28 | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 1.22 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.2 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.23 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.23 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.19 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.16 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.25 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.21 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9982 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9959 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.35 | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 1.29 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.35 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.65 | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 1.75 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 1.78 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 1.52 | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 1.34 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 1.14 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.813 | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 1.52 | +87.3% |
| 2020 | 1.63 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.93 | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.45 | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 1.37 | -5.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.37 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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% | 0.813 | 1.52 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1983 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4477 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Sierra Leone?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Sierra Leone was 1.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.813 in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Sierra Leone ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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