Corn yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Corn yields was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.7 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
130th
of 171 countries
All-time high
3.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.3332 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.7 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 182.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.3 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3332 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
Sierra Leone ranks 130th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5261 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5261 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4973 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4984 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +33.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9524 tonnes per hectare | +42.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9524 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9565 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.9691 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9714 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9714 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9905 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9727 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9818 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5725 tonnes per hectare | -46.8% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +74.7% |
| 1988 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1989 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8268 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8958 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9889 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.94 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9285 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.787 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9735 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9763 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8135 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +57.6% |
| 2011 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6034 tonnes per hectare | -71.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6141 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3332 tonnes per hectare | -45.7% |
| 2017 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +540.2% |
| 2018 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +53.9% |
| 2020 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -50.7% |
| 2021 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +84.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -46.5% |
| 2023 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.7 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.7 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +540.2% | 0.3332 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare |
| 2021 | +84.0% | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | +74.7% | 0.5725 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 2014 | -71.3% | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6034 tonnes per hectare |
| 2010 | +57.6% | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare |
| 2019 | +53.9% | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.3 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | 0.4973 tonnes per hectare | 0.9691 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.5725 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9792 tonnes per hectare | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9113 tonnes per hectare | 0.787 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.3332 tonnes per hectare | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn yields in Sierra Leone?
- Corn yields in Sierra Leone was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3332 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for corn yields?
- Sierra Leone ranks 130th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.