Millet yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Millet yields was 0.5039 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5039 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 46.4%
World rank
81st
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.66 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
All-time low
0.5039 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Millet yields in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: 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 0.5039 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.4% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5039 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Millet yields in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +55.6% |
| 1981 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8917 tonnes per hectare | -34.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9417 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9186 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8129 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8489 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7933 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7962 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7483 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9706 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9549 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9083 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8854 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9067 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7224 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7224 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9409 tonnes per hectare | +30.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5039 tonnes per hectare | -46.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.5039 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.5039 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +55.6% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare |
| 2024 | -46.4% | 0.9409 tonnes per hectare | 0.5039 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | -34.1% | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.8917 tonnes per hectare |
| 2021 | -30.7% | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.7224 tonnes per hectare |
| 2023 | +30.2% | 0.7224 tonnes per hectare | 0.9409 tonnes per hectare |
| 1998 | +29.7% | 0.7483 tonnes per hectare | 0.9706 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.8917 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8444 tonnes per hectare | 0.7483 tonnes per hectare | 0.9706 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.8854 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7864 tonnes per hectare | 0.5039 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 millet yields in Sierra Leone?
- Millet yields in Sierra Leone was 0.5039 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5039 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for millet yields?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.