Infant food — Food supply in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Infant food — Food supply was 5,819 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Infant food — Food supply in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, infant food — food supply in Sierra Leone stood at 5,819 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.6% on the previous year and up 244.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant food — food supply in Sierra Leone peaked at 5,819 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,291 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Sierra Leone 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant food — Food supply in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,291 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 1,352 million Kcal | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1,489 million Kcal | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 1,691 million Kcal | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 1,683 million Kcal | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,459 million Kcal | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 1,525 million Kcal | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1,573 million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,619 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2,106 million Kcal | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 2,859 million Kcal | +35.8% |
| 2021 | 2,454 million Kcal | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 3,152 million Kcal | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 5,819 million Kcal | +84.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,579 million Kcal | 1,291 million Kcal | 2,106 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,571 million Kcal | 2,454 million Kcal | 5,819 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 infant food — food supply in Sierra Leone?
- Infant food — food supply in Sierra Leone was 5,819 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest infant food — food supply recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5,819 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest infant food — food supply recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,291 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for infant food — food supply?
- Sierra Leone ranks 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant food — food supply rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 244.1%. 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 Infant food — Food supply (kcal). 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.