Economically active population in agriculture in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Economically active population in agriculture was 1.36 million number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Sierra Leone, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economically active population in agriculture in Sierra Leone is 1.36 million number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.36 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 894,000 number, in 1980.
That places Sierra Leone 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Economically active population in agriculture in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 894,000 number | — |
| 1981 | 910,000 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 926,000 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 944,000 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 962,000 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 985,000 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.01 million number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.03 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.06 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.08 million number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.29 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.33 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 979,400 number | 894,000 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.36 million number | 3 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Sierra Leone?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Sierra Leone was 1.36 million number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 894,000 number in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.