Tomato yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Tomato yields was 8.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato yields in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tomato yields in Sierra Leone is 8.64 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.67 tonnes per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.18 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
That places Sierra Leone 147th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.23 tonnes per hectare | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | 7.27 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 7.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 8.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1 tonnes per hectare | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | 10.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.57 tonnes per hectare | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.88 tonnes per hectare | 8.39 tonnes per hectare | 9.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | 8.62 tonnes per hectare | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomato yields in Sierra Leone?
- Tomato yields in Sierra Leone was 8.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.67 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for tomato yields?
- Sierra Leone ranks 147th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.