Vegetables Primary — Yield in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Vegetables Primary — Yield was 4,001 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Vegetables Primary — Yield in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 4,001 kg/ha for vegetables primary — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — yield in Sierra Leone peaked at 7,500 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,790 kg/ha, in 2020.
That places Sierra Leone 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Vegetables Primary — Yield in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,040 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,040 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,042 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,042 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6,087 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 6,047 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 5,992 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 6,084 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 6,068 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 6,077 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 6,012 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 6,032 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6,036 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 6,024 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 6,033 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 6,012 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 6,025 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 6,020 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 6,020 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6,080 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 6,115 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 6,148 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 6,157 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6,117 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 6,047 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 6,061 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 6,242 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 6,278 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 6,315 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 6,948 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 6,493 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 6,422 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 6,508 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 6,443 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 6,700 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 6,562 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 6,538 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 6,472 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 6,606 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 6,545 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 6,387 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 6,348 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6,438 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6,319 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 6,286 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6,328 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6,424 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6,514 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6,489 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6,689 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 6,800 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7,500 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 6,959 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 7,048 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7,062 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7,138 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7,179 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,365 kg/ha | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 5,926 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 3,790 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 6,019 kg/ha | +58.8% |
| 2022 | 5,464 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 6,079 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 4,001 kg/ha | -34.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 4,001 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 8,639 kg/ha, 46% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 4,001 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,414 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +58.8% | 3,790 kg/ha | 6,019 kg/ha |
| 2018 | -39.2% | 7,179 kg/ha | 4,365 kg/ha |
| 2020 | -36.1% | 5,926 kg/ha | 3,790 kg/ha |
| 2019 | +35.8% | 4,365 kg/ha | 5,926 kg/ha |
| 2024 | -34.2% | 6,079 kg/ha | 4,001 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,049 kg/ha | 5,992 kg/ha | 6,087 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,029 kg/ha | 6,012 kg/ha | 6,077 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,156 kg/ha | 6,047 kg/ha | 6,315 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,569 kg/ha | 6,422 kg/ha | 6,948 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,408 kg/ha | 6,286 kg/ha | 6,545 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,667 kg/ha | 4,365 kg/ha | 7,500 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,070 kg/ha | 3,790 kg/ha | 6,079 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 178 Seychelles 4,541 kg/ha compare
- 179 Haiti 4,468 kg/ha compare
- 180 Eritrea 4,157 kg/ha compare
- 182 Tonga 3,927 kg/ha compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 3,884 kg/ha compare
- 184 Trinidad and Tobago 3,628 kg/ha 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 vegetables primary — yield in Sierra Leone?
- Vegetables primary — yield in Sierra Leone was 4,001 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — yield recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7,500 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — yield recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,790 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for vegetables primary — yield?
- Sierra Leone ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — yield rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Yield. 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.