Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 171.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Sierra Leone stood at 171.55. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 110.2% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Sierra Leone peaked at 171.55 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.59, in 1982.
Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91.36 | — |
| 1962 | 89.87 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 88.36 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 86.83 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 85.27 | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 66.97 | -21.5% |
| 1967 | 65.72 | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 64.48 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 63.28 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 62.4 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 60.94 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 59.84 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 58.74 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 64.87 | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 63.69 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 69.5 | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 68.23 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 66.92 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 72.19 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 70.77 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 81.96 | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 55.59 | -32.2% |
| 1983 | 60.46 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 124.22 | +105.5% |
| 1985 | 98.36 | -20.8% |
| 1986 | 101.63 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 109.93 | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 107 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 114.8 | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 120.38 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 133.85 | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 136.42 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 129.88 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 131.15 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 120.89 | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 126.78 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 138.56 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 114.71 | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 91.46 | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 99.93 | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 85.23 | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 76.22 | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 81.31 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 86.47 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 91.83 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 97.31 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 95.2 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 99.99 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 104.29 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 99.05 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 97.47 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 96.4 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 100.33 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 102.45 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.46 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 98.08 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 96.58 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 95.56 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 94.46 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.17 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.34 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.76 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 81.6 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 171.55 | +110.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.02 | 63.28 | 91.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.73 | 58.74 | 72.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.47 | 55.59 | 124.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.41 | 91.46 | 138.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.78 | 76.22 | 104.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.98 | 94.46 | 102.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.28 | 81.6 | 171.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 3 Senegal 379.53 compare
- 4 Mozambique 224.51 compare
- 5 Niger 200.44 compare
- 7 Tajikistan 143.35 compare
- 8 Jordan 138.06 compare
- 9 Chad 122.97 compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 72.65 compare
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 sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Sierra Leone?
- Sesame seed — gross per capita production index number in Sierra Leone was 171.55 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 171.55 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.59 in 1982.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sesame seed — gross per capita production index number?
- Sierra Leone ranks 6th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.