Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0198 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0198 An per person.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0325 An per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 An per person, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 96th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.026 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.026 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0264 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0268 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0267 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.027 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0277 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0276 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0274 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0277 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0275 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0281 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0283 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0281 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0286 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0291 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0292 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0296 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0299 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0303 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0308 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0317 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0325 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0295 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0275 An per person | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0257 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0225 An per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0236 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0232 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0224 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0224 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0232 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0239 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0252 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0213 An per person | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0183 An per person | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0158 An per person | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0156 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0151 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 An per person | -30.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 An per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 An per person | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0112 An per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.012 An per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0139 An per person | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 An per person | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0187 An per person | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0248 An per person | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0266 An per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0267 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0265 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0256 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.025 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0244 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0233 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0236 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0224 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0216 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.021 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0204 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0198 An per person | -2.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0198 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.029 An per person, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0198 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0258 An per person, 77% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +32.7% | 0.0187 An per person | 0.0248 An per person |
| 2001 | -30.4% | 0.0147 An per person | 0.0102 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0269 An per person | 0.026 An per person | 0.0277 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0286 An per person | 0.0275 An per person | 0.0299 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0277 An per person | 0.0225 An per person | 0.0325 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0203 An per person | 0.0151 An per person | 0.0252 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 An per person | 0.0097 An per person | 0.0248 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0253 An per person | 0.0233 An per person | 0.0267 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.021 An per person | 0.0198 An per person | 0.0224 An 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sierra Leone?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Sierra Leone was 0.0198 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0325 An per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 An per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 96th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.