Sweet potatoes — Production in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sweet potatoes — Production was 267 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Production in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — production in Sierra Leone stood at 267 1000 t.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production in Sierra Leone peaked at 295 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 149 1000 t, in 2016.
Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 206 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 210 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 221 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 225 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 201 1000 t | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 238 1000 t | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 149 1000 t | -37.4% |
| 2017 | 153 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 157 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 179 1000 t | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 195 1000 t | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 265 1000 t | +35.9% |
| 2022 | 295 1000 t | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 267 1000 t | -9.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 267 1000 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 460 1000 t, 58% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 267 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 223 1000 t, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 193.9 1000 t | 149 1000 t | 238 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.5 1000 t | 195 1000 t | 295 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 29 Republic of Korea 325 1000 t compare
- 30 Peru 305 1000 t compare
- 31 Bangladesh 304 1000 t compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 248 1000 t compare
- 34 Zambia 235 1000 t compare
- 35 China, Taiwan Province of 228 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 sweet potatoes — production in Sierra Leone?
- Sweet potatoes — production in Sierra Leone was 267 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 295 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 149 1000 t in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sweet potatoes — production?
- Sierra Leone ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production. 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.