Starchy Roots — Feed in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Starchy Roots — Feed was 603 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Feed in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — feed in Sierra Leone stood at 603 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — feed in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,812 1000 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 207 1000 t, in 2019.
That places Sierra Leone 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Feed in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,986 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,148 1000 t | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 2,255 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2,428 1000 t | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 2,593 1000 t | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 2,812 1000 t | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 2,475 1000 t | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 2,588 1000 t | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 2,690 1000 t | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 207 1000 t | -92.3% |
| 2020 | 857 1000 t | +314.0% |
| 2021 | 1,537 1000 t | +79.3% |
| 2022 | 522 1000 t | -66.0% |
| 2023 | 603 1000 t | +15.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 603 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 23 1000 t, 26.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 603 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5 1000 t, 26.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +314.0% | 207 1000 t | 857 1000 t |
| 2019 | -92.3% | 2,690 1000 t | 207 1000 t |
| 2022 | -66.0% | 1,537 1000 t | 522 1000 t |
| 2021 | +79.3% | 857 1000 t | 1,537 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,218 1000 t | 207 1000 t | 2,812 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 879.75 1000 t | 522 1000 t | 1,537 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 28 Senegal 716 1000 t compare
- 29 Mozambique 662 1000 t compare
- 30 Indonesia 623 1000 t compare
- 31 Belgium 603 1000 t compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 533 1000 t compare
- 33 United Kingdom 533 1000 t compare
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 starchy roots — feed in Sierra Leone?
- Starchy roots — feed in Sierra Leone was 603 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — feed recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,812 1000 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — feed recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 207 1000 t in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for starchy roots — feed?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — feed rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. 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, published as part of Starchy Roots — Feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.