Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1142 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.1142 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1548 ha per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0414 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1228 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1089 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1108 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1089 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1219 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 0.13 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1366 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1225 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1165 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1205 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1288 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1236 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1224 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1267 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1277 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1321 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1329 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1351 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1247 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1253 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1198 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1174 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1063 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0896 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0934 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0912 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0933 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0986 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0999 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0935 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0878 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.085 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0919 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0787 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0657 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0689 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0744 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0663 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0493 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0414 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0639 ha per person | +54.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0845 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 0.085 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1008 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1181 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1319 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0752 ha per person | -43.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0807 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0824 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0882 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0946 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1096 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1079 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.086 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1062 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1058 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1548 ha per person | +46.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0778 ha per person | -49.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0764 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1167 ha per person | +52.7% |
| 2022 | 0.08 ha per person | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1031 ha per person | +28.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1142 ha per person | +10.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1142 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 ha per person, 15.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1142 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 20.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1199 ha per person | 0.1089 ha per person | 0.1366 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1275 ha per person | 0.1205 ha per person | 0.1351 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1035 ha per person | 0.0896 ha per person | 0.1253 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0762 ha per person | 0.0493 ha per person | 0.0935 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0864 ha per person | 0.0414 ha per person | 0.1319 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1031 ha per person | 0.0778 ha per person | 0.1548 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0981 ha per person | 0.0764 ha per person | 0.1167 ha per person | 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.1142 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1548 ha per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0414 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.