Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.37 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
151st
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.813 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sierra Leone is 1.37 tonnes per hectare, 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 and land used for cereal production in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.813 tonnes per hectare, 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 and land used for cereal production in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9406 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 1963 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1971 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1986 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9982 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9959 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.813 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +87.3% |
| 2020 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.9406 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.9959 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.813 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sierra Leone?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Sierra Leone was 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.813 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Sierra Leone ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.