Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 74 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sierra Leone is 74 %, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sierra Leone peaked at 74 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61 %, in 2003.
That places Sierra Leone 3rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 % | — |
| 2001 | 63 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 62 % | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 61 % | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 61 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 62 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 65 % | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 68 % | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 70 % | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 69 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70 % | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 71 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 72 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 70 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 71 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 71 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 74 % | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 74 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 65 %, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 74 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59 %, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1 % | 61 % | 68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2 % | 69 % | 72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74 % | 74 % | 74 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 71 % compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 82 % compare
- 1 Madagascar 81 % compare
- 2 Cambodia 75 % compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 68 % compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68 % compare
- 3 Togo 74 % compare
- 5 Ethiopia 73 % compare
- 5 Mozambique 73 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 62 % 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 share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sierra Leone?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sierra Leone was 74 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 74 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 % in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Sierra Leone ranks 3rd out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.