Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 76.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 76.56.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 103.81 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26.63, in 2002.
Sierra Leone ranks 136th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52.24 | — |
| 1962 | 51.39 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 52.21 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 52.96 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 50.38 | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 51.06 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 52.45 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 53 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 53.52 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 55.47 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 55.17 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 57.02 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 57.38 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 57.7 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 59.34 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 60.93 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 61.12 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 62.5 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 63.79 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 64.99 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 67.29 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 70.63 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 73.75 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 67.64 | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 66.16 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 60.26 | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 58.67 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 54.04 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 53.21 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 51.62 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 51.97 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 54.41 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 57.42 | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 62.49 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 63.36 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 51.59 | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 42.44 | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 42.03 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 41.81 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 40.81 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 28.21 | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 26.63 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 34.09 | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 37.46 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 40.84 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 48.51 | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 59.32 | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 69.42 | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 95.4 | +37.4% |
| 2010 | 96.71 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 103.33 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 103.81 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 102.48 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 103.18 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.65 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 97.16 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 94.87 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 90.68 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 91.79 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 83.28 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 84.12 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 81.59 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 78.91 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 76.56 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.13 | 50.38 | 53.52 | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.04 | 55.17 | 63.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.66 | 53.21 | 73.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.91 | 41.81 | 63.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.07 | 26.63 | 95.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.37 | 90.68 | 103.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.89 | 76.56 | 84.12 | 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)
- 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Sierra Leone was 76.56 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 103.81 in 2012.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.63 in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.