Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year was 1.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.36
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
49th
of 191 countries
All-time high
2.02
in 2013
All-time low
0.4528
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.36 for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.02 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4528, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 49th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8835 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8621 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8791 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8765 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.865 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8627 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8423 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8312 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8214 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.7842 | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7291 | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7405 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7335 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6891 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6733 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.677 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6615 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6454 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6387 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6317 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6241 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5962 | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5775 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5691 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5516 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.544 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.536 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5165 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5048 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4528 | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4582 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4936 | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.528 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5777 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5826 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5974 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6187 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6272 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6253 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9733 | +55.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8056 | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8676 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | +61.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6 | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.78 | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 1.79 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.79 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.78 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.73 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.55 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.77 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 2.02 | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 1.96 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.59 | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 1.57 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.55 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.56 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.44 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.45 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.41 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.39 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.36 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8582 | 0.8214 | 0.8835 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6972 | 0.6387 | 0.7842 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5652 | 0.5048 | 0.6317 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5561 | 0.4528 | 0.6272 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 | 0.8056 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 1.44 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1.36 | 1.45 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 29.54 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 29.54 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Sierra Leone?
- Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Sierra Leone was 1.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4528 in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year?
- Sierra Leone ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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