Millet yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Millet yields was 0.5039 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 80th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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 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 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 80th out of 88 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.