Tea (including mate) — Food supply in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tea (including mate) — Food supply was 179.22 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tea (including mate) — Food supply in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tea (including mate) — food supply in Sierra Leone is 179.22 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 242.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tea (including mate) — food supply in Sierra Leone peaked at 179.22 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.93 million Kcal, in 2021.
That places Sierra Leone 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tea (including mate) — Food supply in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.25 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 39.32 million Kcal | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 44.43 million Kcal | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 52.39 million Kcal | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 52.03 million Kcal | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.44 million Kcal | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 44.67 million Kcal | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 46.21 million Kcal | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 47.69 million Kcal | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 67.09 million Kcal | +40.7% |
| 2020 | 21.76 million Kcal | -67.6% |
| 2021 | 20.93 million Kcal | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 176.19 million Kcal | +741.8% |
| 2023 | 179.22 million Kcal | +1.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 179.22 million Kcal is below the median for low income countries, which is 669.46 million Kcal, 27% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 179.22 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 190.58 million Kcal, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tea (including mate) — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +741.8% | 20.93 million Kcal | 176.19 million Kcal |
| 2020 | -67.6% | 67.09 million Kcal | 21.76 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.35 million Kcal | 37.25 million Kcal | 67.09 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.53 million Kcal | 20.93 million Kcal | 179.22 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 96 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 195.42 million Kcal compare
- 97 United Arab Emirates 185.41 million Kcal compare
- 98 Jordan 180.34 million Kcal compare
- 100 Colombia 167.19 million Kcal compare
- 101 Tajikistan 166.35 million Kcal compare
- 102 Finland 162.52 million Kcal 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 tea (including mate) — food supply in Sierra Leone?
- Tea (including mate) — food supply in Sierra Leone was 179.22 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tea (including mate) — food supply recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 179.22 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest tea (including mate) — food supply recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.93 million Kcal in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tea (including mate) — food supply?
- Sierra Leone ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tea (including mate) — food supply rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.1%. 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 Tea (including mate) — Food supply (kcal). 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.