Cocoa bean yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cocoa bean yields was 0.4718 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4718 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 37.6%
World rank
26th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.5996 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.275 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean yields 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
Sierra Leone recorded 0.4718 tonnes per hectare for cocoa bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.6% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5996 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.275 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 26th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4733 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.478 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4729 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4543 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4257 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4534 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4299 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4199 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4202 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4233 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4336 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4393 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4406 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4238 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4227 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4136 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4195 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4176 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4141 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4046 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4103 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4314 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.415 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4133 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.418 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4273 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4558 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3555 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3558 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3559 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3582 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3668 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3704 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3793 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3714 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3816 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.364 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.275 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3194 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4054 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3668 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3684 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3621 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.394 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3536 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3882 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.399 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4163 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4184 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4207 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5996 tonnes per hectare | +42.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4905 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3641 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3709 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3429 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4718 tonnes per hectare | +37.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.4718 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5024 tonnes per hectare, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.4718 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4718 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields 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 | +42.5% | 0.4207 tonnes per hectare | 0.5996 tonnes per hectare |
| 2024 | +37.6% | 0.3429 tonnes per hectare | 0.4718 tonnes per hectare |
| 2021 | -25.8% | 0.4905 tonnes per hectare | 0.3641 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4475 tonnes per hectare | 0.4199 tonnes per hectare | 0.478 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4248 tonnes per hectare | 0.4136 tonnes per hectare | 0.4406 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4232 tonnes per hectare | 0.4046 tonnes per hectare | 0.4558 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3659 tonnes per hectare | 0.3555 tonnes per hectare | 0.3816 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3493 tonnes per hectare | 0.275 tonnes per hectare | 0.4054 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.411 tonnes per hectare | 0.3536 tonnes per hectare | 0.5996 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.408 tonnes per hectare | 0.3429 tonnes per hectare | 0.4905 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- 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 cocoa bean yields in Sierra Leone?
- Cocoa bean yields in Sierra Leone was 0.4718 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5996 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.275 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Sierra Leone ranks 26th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.