Share cereal human food in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share cereal human food was 95.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
95.05
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
30th
of 191 countries
All-time high
99.35
in 1969
All-time low
80.24
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share cereal human food in Sierra Leone stood at 95.05.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Sierra Leone peaked at 99.35 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 80.24, in 2015.
That places Sierra Leone 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.56 | 97.89 | 99.35 | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.95 | 98.45 | 99.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.54 | 98.25 | 99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.94 | 95.87 | 97.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.06 | 94.76 | 98.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.52 | 80.24 | 91.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.03 | 87.05 | 95.32 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.47 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Sierra Leone?
- Share cereal human food in Sierra Leone was 95.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 99.35 in 1969.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.24 in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share cereal human food?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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