Poultry Birds — Stocks in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 28,692 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, poultry birds — stocks in Sierra Leone stood at 28,692 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 28,692 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,492 1000 An, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 88th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,940 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 2,040 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 2,191 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 2,341 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 2,491 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 2,641 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 2,792 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 2,843 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 2,894 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 2,945 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 2,996 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 3,098 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 3,150 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 3,196 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3,284 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 3,406 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 3,555 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 3,734 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 3,933 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 4,102 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 4,303 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 4,554 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 4,405 1000 An | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 4,356 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 4,557 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 4,958 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 5,559 1000 An | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 5,560 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,761 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 6,062 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 6,062 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,063 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,064 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,065 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,065 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,065 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,065 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,065 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,065 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,070 1000 An | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 1,492 1000 An | -63.3% |
| 2002 | 1,864 1000 An | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 2,330 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 2,913 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 3,640 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 4,551 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 5,688 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 7,111 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 9,330 1000 An | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 10,263 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 11,289 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 12,417 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 13,659 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 14,600 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 13,597 1000 An | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 13,600 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22,521 1000 An | +65.6% |
| 2018 | 23,647 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 24,779 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 22,368 1000 An | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 25,525 1000 An | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 27,125 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 27,486 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 28,692 1000 An | +4.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 28,692 1000 An is above the median for low income countries, which is 20,532 1000 An, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 28,692 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,632 1000 An, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Stocks 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% | 4,070 1000 An | 1,492 1000 An |
| 2017 | +65.6% | 13,600 1000 An | 22,521 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,464 1000 An | 1,940 1000 An | 2,894 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,330 1000 An | 2,945 1000 An | 3,933 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,812 1000 An | 4,102 1000 An | 5,761 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,064 1000 An | 6,062 1000 An | 6,065 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,299 1000 An | 1,492 1000 An | 9,330 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,037 1000 An | 10,263 1000 An | 24,779 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,239 1000 An | 22,368 1000 An | 28,692 1000 An | 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 poultry birds — stocks in Sierra Leone?
- Poultry birds — stocks in Sierra Leone was 28,692 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 28,692 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,492 1000 An in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. 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 Poultry Birds — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.