Sorghum yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sorghum yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
81st
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.7 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
All-time low
0.5394 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 81st of 115 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.
Sorghum yields in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1971 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8375 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 0.844 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5936 tonnes per hectare | -29.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5394 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6885 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8084 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7004 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7593 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7679 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7609 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7679 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +69.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9987 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -36.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +36.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9536 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9443 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9136 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9093 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9051 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9008 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9393 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9513 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9687 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9783 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9822 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.985 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9715 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9554 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9492 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9057 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +69.3% | 0.7679 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare |
| 2007 | +36.4% | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | -36.2% | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -29.7% | 0.844 tonnes per hectare | 0.5936 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 81st out of 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.