Sorghum yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sorghum yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum yields in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5394 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.8375 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6986 tonnes per hectare | 0.5394 tonnes per hectare | 0.8084 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9434 tonnes per hectare | 0.9008 tonnes per hectare | 0.985 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9564 tonnes per hectare | 0.9057 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Sierra Leone?
- Sorghum yields in Sierra Leone was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5394 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sorghum yields?
- Sierra Leone ranks 80th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.