Pulses — Food supply in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Pulses — Food supply was 235,480 million Kcal in 2023. ▬ Flat
Pulses — Food supply in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food supply in Sierra Leone stood at 235,480 million Kcal.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Sierra Leone peaked at 248,550 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 212,908 million Kcal, in 2010.
Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pulses — Food supply in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 212,908 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 218,229 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 229,104 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 244,864 million Kcal | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 237,737 million Kcal | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 238,974 million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 240,531 million Kcal | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 245,410 million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 248,550 million Kcal | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 234,359 million Kcal | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 226,504 million Kcal | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 234,524 million Kcal | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 233,928 million Kcal | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 235,480 million Kcal | +0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 235,480 million Kcal is below the median for low income countries, which is 699,238 million Kcal, 34% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 235,480 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203,387 million Kcal, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 235,067 million Kcal | 212,908 million Kcal | 248,550 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 232,609 million Kcal | 226,504 million Kcal | 235,480 million Kcal | 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 pulses — food supply in Sierra Leone?
- Pulses — food supply in Sierra Leone was 235,480 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 248,550 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 212,908 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for pulses — food supply?
- Sierra Leone ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.