Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 0.7695 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone is 0.7695 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 88.3% on the previous year and down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone peaked at 106.25 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -72.11 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Sierra Leone 75th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 9.31 % change on previous year | +311.2% |
| 1964 | -0.1105 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1965 | -20.97 % change on previous year | +18868.7% |
| 1966 | -30 % change on previous year | +43.1% |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 9.52 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | -8.83 % change on previous year | -192.8% |
| 1970 | -0.0572 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 1971 | 0.21 % change on previous year | -466.9% |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 4.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 18.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 7.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | -7.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 11.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -23.82 % change on previous year | -315.1% |
| 1988 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 13 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 7.08 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1993 | -5 % change on previous year | -595.8% |
| 1994 | -17.32 % change on previous year | +246.5% |
| 1995 | -14.58 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 9.76 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 1997 | 11.11 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 1998 | -20 % change on previous year | -280.0% |
| 1999 | -11.38 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 2000 | 35.23 % change on previous year | -409.7% |
| 2001 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 2002 | 57.7 % change on previous year | +4839.6% |
| 2003 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2004 | 106.25 % change on previous year | +2212.0% |
| 2005 | 21.21 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2006 | 50 % change on previous year | +135.7% |
| 2007 | -54.67 % change on previous year | -209.3% |
| 2008 | 3 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 2009 | 15 % change on previous year | +400.0% |
| 2010 | 10 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2011 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 2012 | -48.28 % change on previous year | +1689.8% |
| 2013 | 6.86 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 2014 | 80.97 % change on previous year | +1079.9% |
| 2015 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 2016 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 2017 | -72.11 % change on previous year | -3243.3% |
| 2018 | 2 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 2019 | 9.38 % change on previous year | +369.7% |
| 2020 | 39.32 % change on previous year | +319.0% |
| 2021 | -53.86 % change on previous year | -237.0% |
| 2022 | 98.99 % change on previous year | -283.8% |
| 2023 | 6.57 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7695 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -18868.7% | -0.1105 % change on previous year | -20.97 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +4839.6% | 1.17 % change on previous year | 57.7 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -3243.3% | 2.29 % change on previous year | -72.11 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +2212.0% | 4.6 % change on previous year | 106.25 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -1689.8% | -2.7 % change on previous year | -48.28 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.85 % change on previous year | -30 % change on previous year | 9.52 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.31 % change on previous year | -0.0572 % change on previous year | 18.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.13 % change on previous year | -23.82 % change on previous year | 11.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.63 % change on previous year | -20 % change on previous year | 13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.95 % change on previous year | -54.67 % change on previous year | 106.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4777 % change on previous year | -72.11 % change on previous year | 80.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.36 % change on previous year | -53.86 % change on previous year | 98.99 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 72 China, mainland 1.18 % change on previous year compare
- 73 China 1.18 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Sao Tome and Principe 1.02 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Ethiopia 0.6231 % change on previous year compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 0.4622 % change on previous year compare
- 78 Switzerland 0.2169 % change on previous year 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)
- 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Sierra Leone was 0.7695 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 106.25 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -72.11 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Sierra Leone ranks 75th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.