FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment was 52.09 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 52.09 % for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Sierra Leone peaked at 100 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 52.09 %, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 60th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.18 % | — |
| 2001 | 71.46 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 100 % | +39.9% |
| 2005 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.67 % | -38.3% |
| 2013 | 59.57 % | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 64.06 % | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 62.69 % | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 59.99 % | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 57.28 % | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 54.69 % | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 58.6 % | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 58.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 57.31 % | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 56.95 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 52.09 % | -8.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 52.09 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 77.56 %, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 52.09 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.13 %, 72% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +39.9% | 71.46 % | 100 % |
| 2012 | -38.3% | 100 % | 61.67 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.53 % | 71.18 % | 100 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 59.82 % | 54.69 % | 64.06 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.25 % | 52.09 % | 58.66 % | 4 |
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 fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Sierra Leone?
- Fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment in Sierra Leone was 52.09 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.09 % in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment?
- Sierra Leone ranks 60th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao model — share of agricultural employment in total afs employment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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, published as part of FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.