Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4674 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.4674 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8916 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0477 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 12th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0478 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1039 ha per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0831 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0972 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.097 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0623 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0623 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0623 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1593 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2175 ha per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1953 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2397 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1046 ha per square kilometre | -49.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.143 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6691 ha per square kilometre | +368.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6663 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4108 ha per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4314 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4529 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4665 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5365 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5951 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5781 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6373 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8916 ha per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6112 ha per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6681 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4205 ha per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2877 ha per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2934 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2587 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3384 ha per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4575 ha per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4361 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4674 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.4674 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0414 ha per square kilometre, 11.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.4674 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0885 ha per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +368.0% | 0.143 ha per square kilometre | 0.6691 ha per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +120.0% | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +68.4% | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0732 ha per square kilometre | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | 0.0623 ha per square kilometre | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1775 ha per square kilometre | 0.1046 ha per square kilometre | 0.2397 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4062 ha per square kilometre | 0.1385 ha per square kilometre | 0.6691 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5242 ha per square kilometre | 0.2587 ha per square kilometre | 0.8916 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4248 ha per square kilometre | 0.3384 ha per square kilometre | 0.4674 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 Grenada 0.7441 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 0.6797 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Dominica 0.5227 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Cuba 0.3819 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Ghana 0.3467 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 0.3162 ha per square kilometre 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.4674 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8916 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0477 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.