Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 2.39 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sierra Leone is 2.39 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.53 An per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.665 An per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 84th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8313 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8451 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8728 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9005 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9144 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9421 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9837 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9975 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.22 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.29 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.43 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.57 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.45 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 1.29 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.38 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.45 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 1.23 An per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9282 An per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9282 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9005 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9005 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.665 An per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 0.665 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7481 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8313 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9144 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2010 | 2.15 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.36 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 2.42 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.45 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.44 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.41 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.39 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.37 An per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.39 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +36.4% | 1.52 An per square kilometre | 2.08 An per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -26.2% | 0.9005 An per square kilometre | 0.665 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9221 An per square kilometre | 0.8313 An per square kilometre | 1.01 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 An per square kilometre | 1.04 An per square kilometre | 1.33 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 An per square kilometre | 1.19 An per square kilometre | 1.57 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 An per square kilometre | 0.9005 An per square kilometre | 1.45 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 An per square kilometre | 0.665 An per square kilometre | 2.08 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 An per square kilometre | 2.15 An per square kilometre | 2.53 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 An per square kilometre | 2.39 An per square kilometre | 2.46 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 81 Dominica 2.52 An per square kilometre compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 2.5 An per square kilometre compare
- 83 Georgia 2.48 An per square kilometre compare
- 85 Mauritania 2.38 An per square kilometre compare
- 86 South Sudan 2.35 An per square kilometre compare
- 87 Uganda 2.22 An per square kilometre 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 sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Sierra Leone was 2.39 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 An per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.665 An per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.