Sorghum yield in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sorghum yield was 1,191 kg per hectare in 2011. βΌ Falling
Sorghum yield in Sierra Leone, 1961β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1,191 kg per hectare for sorghum yield in 2011.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yield in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,698 kg per hectare in 1962 and was at its lowest, 539.4 kg per hectare, in 1991.
Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,551 kg per hectare | 1,458 kg per hectare | 1,698 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,375 kg per hectare | 1,231 kg per hectare | 1,571 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,221 kg per hectare | 837.5 kg per hectare | 1,571 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 698.63 kg per hectare | 539.4 kg per hectare | 808.4 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,061 kg per hectare | 666.7 kg per hectare | 1,347 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,226 kg per hectare | 1,191 kg per hectare | 1,262 kg per hectare | 2 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yield in Sierra Leone?
- Sorghum yield in Sierra Leone was 1,191 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest sorghum yield recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,698 kg per hectare in 1962.
- What is the lowest sorghum yield recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 539.4 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sorghum yield?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is sorghum yield rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Sorghum yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sorghum yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.