Coffee bean yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Coffee bean yields was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.47 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
9th
of 82 countries
All-time high
2.51 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
0.1845 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee 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 1.47 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 698.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.51 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1845 tonnes per hectare, in 2014.
Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6379 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3024 tonnes per hectare | -52.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4948 tonnes per hectare | +63.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7536 tonnes per hectare | +52.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4921 tonnes per hectare | -34.7% |
| 1966 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +143.7% |
| 1967 | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | -68.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5164 tonnes per hectare | +37.7% |
| 1969 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +99.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7735 tonnes per hectare | -25.1% |
| 1971 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +54.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9121 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1973 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +64.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | -73.4% |
| 1975 | 0.927 tonnes per hectare | +132.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5878 tonnes per hectare | -36.6% |
| 1977 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +118.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5459 tonnes per hectare | -57.5% |
| 1979 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +213.5% |
| 1980 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1981 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +69.4% |
| 1984 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 1986 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +52.0% |
| 2001 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1845 tonnes per hectare | -92.6% |
| 2015 | 0.231 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +785.1% |
| 2017 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.47 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6909 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.47 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 3.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +785.1% | 0.231 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | +213.5% | 0.5459 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare |
| 1966 | +143.7% | 0.4921 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | +132.6% | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | 0.927 tonnes per hectare |
| 1977 | +118.5% | 0.5878 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | +99.9% | 0.5164 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6448 tonnes per hectare | 0.3024 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9828 tonnes per hectare | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.1845 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 coffee bean yields in Sierra Leone?
- Coffee bean yields in Sierra Leone was 1.47 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1845 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for coffee bean yields?
- Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 698.2%. 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.