Eggs Primary — Laying in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Eggs Primary — Laying was 5,026 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggs Primary — Laying in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 5,026 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Sierra Leone peaked at 5,305 1000 An in 2014 and was at its lowest, 954 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 954 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,004 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 1,079 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 1,019 1000 An | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 1,229 1000 An | +20.6% |
| 1966 | 1,034 1000 An | -15.9% |
| 1967 | 1,379 1000 An | +33.4% |
| 1968 | 1,484 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 1,489 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1,495 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1,505 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,530 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 1,555 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1,580 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1,620 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1,681 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1,756 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1,845 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 1,945 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 2,030 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 2,130 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 2,255 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 2,180 1000 An | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 2,155 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 2,255 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 2,455 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 2,755 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 2,755 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,855 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 3,005 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2,801 1000 An | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 3,005 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 3,005 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,005 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,005 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,005 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,005 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,005 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,826 1000 An | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 2,005 1000 An | -29.1% |
| 2001 | 1,505 1000 An | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 1,205 1000 An | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 1,055 1000 An | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 1,305 1000 An | +23.7% |
| 2005 | 1,605 1000 An | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 2,105 1000 An | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 2,605 1000 An | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 3,205 1000 An | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 4,305 1000 An | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 4,705 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 5,205 1000 An | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 5,205 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,671 1000 An | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 5,305 1000 An | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 4,763 1000 An | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 4,755 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,305 1000 An | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 4,941 1000 An | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 5,000 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5,082 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5,008 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 5,030 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5,040 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5,026 1000 An | -0.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 5,026 1000 An is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,890 1000 An, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 5,026 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,890 1000 An, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +34.3% | 3,205 1000 An | 4,305 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,186 1000 An | 954 1000 An | 1,489 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,651 1000 An | 1,495 1000 An | 1,945 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,382 1000 An | 2,030 1000 An | 2,855 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,967 1000 An | 2,801 1000 An | 3,005 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,090 1000 An | 1,055 1000 An | 4,305 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,986 1000 An | 4,671 1000 An | 5,305 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,037 1000 An | 5,008 1000 An | 5,082 1000 An | 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 eggs primary — laying in Sierra Leone?
- Eggs primary — laying in Sierra Leone was 5,026 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5,305 1000 An in 2014.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 954 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Sierra Leone ranks 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.