Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.1082 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.1082 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1268 An per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.028 An per person, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0651 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0645 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0638 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0635 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0636 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.064 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0648 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0659 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0669 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0682 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0691 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0704 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0715 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0726 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.074 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0753 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0765 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0776 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0795 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0816 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0845 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.088 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0919 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0843 An per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0825 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0751 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0731 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0671 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0663 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0646 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0646 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0692 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0726 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0755 An per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0718 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0595 An per person | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.047 An per person | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0466 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0463 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0452 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.028 An per person | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0317 An per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0365 An per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0424 An per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0495 An per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0581 An per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0682 An per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0798 An per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1024 An per person | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1096 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1175 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.126 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1268 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1258 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1235 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1207 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1179 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1228 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1168 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1131 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1149 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1135 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1091 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1082 An per person | -0.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1082 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2403 An per person, 45% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1082 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.122 An per person, 89% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -38.1% | 0.0452 An per person | 0.028 An per person |
| 2009 | +28.3% | 0.0798 An per person | 0.1024 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0647 An per person | 0.0635 An per person | 0.0669 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0735 An per person | 0.0682 An per person | 0.0795 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0794 An per person | 0.0663 An per person | 0.0919 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0618 An per person | 0.0463 An per person | 0.0755 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0542 An per person | 0.028 An per person | 0.1024 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1207 An per person | 0.1096 An per person | 0.1268 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1118 An per person | 0.1082 An per person | 0.1149 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 — stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.1082 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1268 An per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.028 An per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.