Miscellaneous — Potassium supply — Value in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Miscellaneous — Potassium supply — Value was 20 mg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Miscellaneous — Potassium supply — Value in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 20 mg/cap/d for miscellaneous — potassium supply — value in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — potassium supply — value in Sierra Leone peaked at 28 mg/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5 mg/cap/d, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 85th out of 154 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.
Miscellaneous — Potassium supply — Value in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | mg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 mg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 5 mg/cap/d | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 5 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 mg/cap/d | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 5 mg/cap/d | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 5 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 mg/cap/d | +140.0% |
| 2018 | 20 mg/cap/d | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 28 mg/cap/d | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 20 mg/cap/d | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 21 mg/cap/d | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 21 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 mg/cap/d | -4.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 20 mg/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 11 mg/cap/d, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 20 mg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15 mg/cap/d, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.7 mg/cap/d | 5 mg/cap/d | 28 mg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5 mg/cap/d | 20 mg/cap/d | 21 mg/cap/d | 4 |
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 miscellaneous — potassium supply — value in Sierra Leone?
- Miscellaneous — potassium supply — value in Sierra Leone was 20 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — potassium supply — value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 28 mg/cap/d in 2019.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — potassium supply — value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 mg/cap/d in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for miscellaneous — potassium supply — value?
- Sierra Leone ranks 85th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — potassium supply — value rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Miscellaneous — Potassium supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.