Global meat production by livestock type in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Global meat production by livestock type was 3,422 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,422
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 60 countries
All-time high
3,445
in 2023
All-time low
1,900
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production by livestock type in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production by livestock type in Sierra Leone stood at 3,422.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production by livestock type in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,445 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,900, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 47th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production by livestock type in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,900 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 1,950 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,000 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2,200 | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 2,293 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 2,450 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 2,500 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,650 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 2,700 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,696 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,800 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 2,300 | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 2,500 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2,800 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 2,900 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3,000 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,990 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,026 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,023 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,052 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,082 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3,111 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3,146 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,201 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3,233 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3,263 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,287 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,320 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3,357 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,417 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3,419 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,445 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,422 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,334 | 1,900 | 2,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,792 | 2,300 | 3,026 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,172 | 3,023 | 3,320 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,412 | 3,357 | 3,445 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 44 United Kingdom 4,684 compare
- 45 Romania 4,544 compare
- 46 Portugal 4,164 compare
- 48 Denmark 3,404 compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,811 compare
- 50 Switzerland 1,845 compare
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 global meat production by livestock type in Sierra Leone?
- Global meat production by livestock type in Sierra Leone was 3,422 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,445 in 2023.
- What is the lowest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for global meat production by livestock type?
- Sierra Leone ranks 47th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production by livestock type rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production by livestock type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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