Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0069 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0069 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0103 ha per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 29th out of 108 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0029 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.003 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.003 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 ha per person | +46.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 ha per person | +29.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0062 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 ha per person | +43.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0085 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0052 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 ha per person | -72.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 ha per person | +81.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 ha per person | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.004 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.004 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0045 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.005 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 ha per person | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.007 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 ha per person | +52.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 ha per person | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0069 ha per person | -6.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0069 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0111 ha per person, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0069 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 65% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, 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 | +81.5% | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person |
| 2000 | -72.8% | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person |
| 2021 | +52.9% | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0103 ha 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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0069 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0103 ha per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 29th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested 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
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.