Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 129.09 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 129.09 for food — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Sierra Leone peaked at 130.56 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.26, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.26 | — |
| 1962 | 21.6 | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 22.1 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 23.76 | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 24.32 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 26.01 | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 26.3 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 25.28 | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 28.16 | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 26.56 | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 27.18 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 27.48 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 28.36 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 28.13 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 30.25 | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 30.34 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 31.88 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 31.99 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 30.52 | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 30.75 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 30.93 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 32.85 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 32.27 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 33.95 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 33.77 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 36.78 | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 35.9 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 36.94 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 38.18 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 38.53 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 40.09 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 37.95 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 38.24 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 38.85 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 36.56 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 38.07 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 40.15 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 36.82 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 31.76 | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 29.07 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 32.89 | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 39.44 | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 56.67 | +43.7% |
| 2004 | 63.08 | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 63.63 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 77.65 | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 67.36 | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 72.23 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 89.5 | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 101.19 | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 108.18 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 111.71 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 117.2 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 109.89 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 96.39 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 93.72 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 84.75 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 88.96 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 78.59 | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 96.24 | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 130.56 | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 113.18 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 111.52 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 129.09 | +15.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 129.09 is above the median for low income countries, which is 121.5, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 129.09 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.09, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +43.7% | 39.44 | 56.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.2 | 20.26 | 28.16 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.27 | 26.56 | 31.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.23 | 30.75 | 38.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.7 | 31.76 | 40.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.15 | 29.07 | 89.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.06 | 78.59 | 117.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.12 | 96.24 | 130.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1983 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4477 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Sierra Leone?
- Food — gross production index number in Sierra Leone was 129.09 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 130.56 in 2021.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.26 in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for food — gross production index number?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.