Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.3401 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.3401 1000 An per square kilometre for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.3401 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0269 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0269 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0283 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0304 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0325 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.035 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0375 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0392 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0399 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0404 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0411 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0422 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.045 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0492 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.052 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0562 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.061 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.065 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.07 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0769 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0838 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0908 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0963 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0936 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0922 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0978 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1061 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.12 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1214 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1255 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1325 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1332 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1332 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1332 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1332 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1332 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1394 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1394 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1394 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1394 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0841 1000 An per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0309 1000 An per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0368 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0485 1000 An per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0589 1000 An per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0736 1000 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0885 1000 An per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1106 1000 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.147 1000 An per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1937 1000 An per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.212 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2228 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2351 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2475 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2628 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2508 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2508 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2742 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2877 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3008 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2946 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3205 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3248 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3401 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.3401 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1072 1000 An per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.3401 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1175 1000 An per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -63.3% | 0.0841 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0309 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -39.7% | 0.1394 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0841 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0344 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0269 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0404 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0559 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0411 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0769 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1028 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0838 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1255 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1356 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1325 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1394 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0873 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0309 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1937 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2544 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.212 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3008 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2946 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3401 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 95 Burundi 0.3608 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 96 Yemen 0.3542 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 97 Latvia 0.3497 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 99 Iraq 0.3225 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 100 Saudi Arabia 0.3112 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 101 Argentina 0.2745 1000 An per square kilometre compare
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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.3401 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3401 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0269 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.