Corn yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Corn yields was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 129th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.05 million hectares (2023)
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 129th out of 170 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.