Chicken meat production, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0021 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0021 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0023 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 143rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -41.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -67.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0021 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0021 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -67.0% | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | -41.4% | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 140 Ghana 0.0022 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tanzania 0.0022 tonnes per person compare
- 142 Mali 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
- 144 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0021 tonnes per person compare
- 145 Kenya 0.0018 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0018 tonnes per person compare
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 chicken meat production, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0021 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.