Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Maize (corn) — Production, per capita was 0.0032 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0032 t per person for maize (corn) — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0087 t per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 t per person, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 110th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0039 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0039 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.004 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0039 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.004 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0039 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0038 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0039 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0037 t per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 t per person | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0045 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 t per person | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 t per person | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0038 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 t per person | -42.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 t per person | +29.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 t per person | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 t per person | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.002 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 t per person | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.002 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.002 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.002 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 t per person | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 t per person | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 0.006 t per person | +93.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 t per person | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 t per person | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.004 t per person | -54.2% |
| 2008 | 0.004 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 t per person | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 t per person | +68.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.006 t per person | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.006 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.003 t per person | -49.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 t per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 t per person | -45.8% |
| 2017 | 0.003 t per person | +74.4% |
| 2018 | 0.003 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.005 t per person | +64.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 t per person | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 t per person | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.003 t per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0032 t per person | +6.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0032 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0131 t per person, 24% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0032 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0382 t per person, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +93.4% | 0.0031 t per person | 0.006 t per person |
| 2017 | +74.4% | 0.0017 t per person | 0.003 t per person |
| 2010 | +68.7% | 0.0049 t per person | 0.0083 t per person |
| 2019 | +64.5% | 0.003 t per person | 0.005 t per person |
| 2007 | -54.2% | 0.0087 t per person | 0.004 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0042 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0044 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0087 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0083 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.003 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 5 |
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 maize (corn) — production, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Maize (corn) — production, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0032 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 t per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 t per person in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for maize (corn) — production, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 110th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.