Cereal yield in Sierra Leone
Cereal farms in Sierra Leone harvested 1,370 kg per hectare in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2018.
Sierra Leone, 2024
1,370
Change from 2023
−5.2%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
142nd of 176
Cereal yield in Sierra Leone over time
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Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,370 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 1,446 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 1,895 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 1,929 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 1,630 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 1,523 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 813 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 1,142 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 1,092 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 1,340 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 1,520 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 1,778 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 1,539 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 1,751 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 1,747 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 1,646 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 1,351 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 1,290 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 1,348 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 1,118 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 1,000 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 1,012 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 996 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 998 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 1,078 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.2% from 1,446 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,520 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −9.8%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, Sierra Leone has the 142nd highest value.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Agricultural land
55.2%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
25.3%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.89e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
61.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.20e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
1.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2022 · FAOSTAT