Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land use vs yield change in cereal production was 218 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
218
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
32nd
of 147 countries
All-time high
272
in 2006
All-time low
65
in 2000
Years of data
54
1961–2014
Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sierra Leone, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sierra Leone stood at 218.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sierra Leone peaked at 272 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 65, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 32nd out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 91 | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 105 | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 111 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 118 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 109 | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 105 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 110 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 120 | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 117 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 118 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 124 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 128 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 136 | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 139 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 144 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 136 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 139 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 136 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 137 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 131 | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 115 | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 123 | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 124 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 127 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 141 | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 147 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 148 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 143 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 137 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 144 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 127 | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 108 | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 112 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 122 | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 106 | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 79 | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 65 | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 106 | +63.1% |
| 2002 | 148 | +39.6% |
| 2003 | 155 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 194 | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 233 | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 272 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 161 | -40.8% |
| 2008 | 177 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 188 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 207 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 227 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 259 | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 244 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 218 | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103 | 91 | 118 | 9 |
| 1970s | 127.2 | 110 | 144 | 10 |
| 1980s | 132 | 115 | 147 | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.6 | 79 | 148 | 10 |
| 2000s | 169.9 | 65 | 272 | 10 |
| 2010s | 231 | 207 | 259 | 5 |
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- 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 land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sierra Leone?
- Land use vs yield change in cereal production in Sierra Leone was 218 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs yield change in cereal production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 272 in 2006.
- What is the lowest land use vs yield change in cereal production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land use vs yield change in cereal production?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Land use vs yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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