Swine / pigs — Stocks in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 307,970 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, swine / pigs — stocks in Sierra Leone stood at 307,970 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 267.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 307,970 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,525 An, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 88th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 12,500 An | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 16,000 An | +28.0% |
| 1964 | 20,000 An | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 24,000 An | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 26,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 26,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 28,000 An | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 25,000 An | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 20,000 An | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 16,773 An | -16.1% |
| 1972 | 18,000 An | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 21,000 An | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 23,000 An | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 26,000 An | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 28,000 An | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 30,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 33,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 35,000 An | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 36,000 An | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 38,000 An | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 40,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 42,000 An | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 40,000 An | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 44,000 An | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 47,000 An | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 50,000 An | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 52,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,525 An | -85.5% |
| 2002 | 9,406 An | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 11,758 An | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 14,697 An | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 18,372 An | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 22,964 An | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 28,706 An | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 35,882 An | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 43,058 An | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 47,364 An | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 52,100 An | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 57,310 An | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 62,315 An | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 83,842 An | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 133,119 An | +58.8% |
| 2016 | 93,092 An | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 217,497 An | +133.6% |
| 2018 | 233,809 An | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 251,345 An | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 212,306 An | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 248,700 An | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 266,702 An | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 286,503 An | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 307,970 An | +7.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 307,970 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 434,193 An, 71% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 307,970 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 307,970 An, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +133.6% | 93,092 An | 217,497 An |
| 2001 | -85.5% | 52,000 An | 7,525 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,833 An | 10,000 An | 28,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,077 An | 16,773 An | 35,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,700 An | 36,000 An | 50,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,200 An | 50,000 An | 52,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,437 An | 7,525 An | 52,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,179 An | 47,364 An | 251,345 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 264,436 An | 212,306 An | 307,970 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 swine / pigs — stocks in Sierra Leone?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Sierra Leone was 307,970 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 307,970 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,525 An in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 88th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.