Cigarettes — Import quantity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 1,142 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cigarettes — import quantity in Sierra Leone stood at 1,142 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and up 188.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,603 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 396 t, in 2013.
That places Sierra Leone 88th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 949.42 t | 396 t | 1,512 t | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,337 t | 1,142 t | 1,603 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 85 Mauritius 1,252 t compare
- 86 Senegal 1,208 t compare
- 87 Costa Rica 1,205 t compare
- 89 Cameroon 1,105 t compare
- 90 Switzerland 1,094 t compare
- 91 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,078 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture share gdp 29.54 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.54 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 47.85 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — import quantity in Sierra Leone?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Sierra Leone was 1,142 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,603 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 396 t in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 88th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.3%. 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, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.