Groundnuts — Production in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Groundnuts — Production was 122 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts — Production in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts — production in Sierra Leone is 122 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts — production in Sierra Leone peaked at 122 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20 1000 t, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 33rd out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Groundnuts — Production in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 83 1000 t | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 85 1000 t | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 86 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62 1000 t | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 20 1000 t | -67.7% |
| 2017 | 20 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 106 1000 t | +404.8% |
| 2020 | 59 1000 t | -44.3% |
| 2021 | 122 1000 t | +106.8% |
| 2022 | 106 1000 t | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 122 1000 t | +15.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 122 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 118.5 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 122 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 122 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +404.8% | 21 1000 t | 106 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65 1000 t | 20 1000 t | 106 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.25 1000 t | 59 1000 t | 122 1000 t | 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 groundnuts — production in Sierra Leone?
- Groundnuts — production in Sierra Leone was 122 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts — production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 122 1000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest groundnuts — production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 1000 t in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for groundnuts — production?
- Sierra Leone ranks 33rd out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts — production rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Groundnuts — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.