Agriculture & Rural in Sierra Leone

3,071 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 1.80 million tonnes 2023 up 49.1% 83rd
Per capita meat and fish consumption 6.31 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 24.7% 155th
Fertilizer use per capita 0.1 Kilograms per capita 2023 up 25.0% 163rd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 0.0% 2023 down 99.9% 88th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 2.42 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 34.4% 187th
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 20.62 billion kilocalories per day 2023 up 29.5% 109th
Nitrogen fertilizer use 2,478 tonnes 2023 up 30.4% 149th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate 0.4197 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.9% 37th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 49th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 472.7 kg/ha 2024 down 3.3% 119th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 107 1000 Int$ 2024 down 10.8% 118th
Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0056 t per person 2024 down 15.9% 158th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 35,478 t 2024 up 11.0% 59th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 29,121 ha 2024 down 28.4% 13th
Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 16.5% 52nd
Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0338 t per person 2024 down 11.4% 128th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 44.0% 2025 down 21.0% 37th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 45.0% 2025 down 22.7% 31st
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 44.5% 2025 down 21.8% 32nd
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,265 1000 No 2025 up 1.1% 57th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 649.03 1000 No 2025 up 1.9% 63rd
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 615.71 1000 No 2025 up 0.3% 49th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 44.5 % 2025 down 21.8% 24th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 45 % 2025 down 22.7% 25th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 44 % 2025 down 21.0% 31st
Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0555 t per person 2024 up 6.6% 74th
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0139 ha per person 2024 up 87.7% 12th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0.3704 t per person 2024 down 33.8% 12th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0.0012 kg/ha per person 2024 down 19.8% 102nd
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.0364 ha per person 2024 down 34.3% 7th
Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 22.8% 36th
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0065 ha per person 2024 down 10.2% 102nd
Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 47.7% 11th
Vegetables Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.4% 60th
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 160.2% 5th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0005 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.2% 6th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 11.2% 32nd
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.0% 6th
Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita 0.0033 1000 An per person 2024 up 56.4% 61st
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 0.0029 1000 An per person 2024 up 5.4% 112th
Meat, Poultry — Production, per capita 0.0024 t per person 2024 down 6.1% 123rd
Fruit Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.8% 44th
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 24.5% 19th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.0027 1000 An per person 2024 up 4.0% 113th
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita 0.0021 t per person 2024 down 8.9% 125th
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, per capita 0.0285 t per person 2024 down 21.9% 132nd
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.2% 31st
Chickens — Stocks, per capita 0.0031 1000 An per person 2024 up 58.8% 61st
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Yield 1,218 kg/ha 2024 up 55.0% 126th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 23,810 1000 Int$ 2024 up 11.0% 57th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Index Number 105.51 2024 up 6.9% 45th
Sugar Crops Primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number 85.93 2024 down 15.0% 68th
Eggs Primary — Production, per capita 0.0013 t per person 2024 down 23.2% 134th
Eggs Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 6.4% 40th
Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, per unit of GDP 0 g/An per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12.3% 56th
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, per capita 0.0789 An per person 2024 down 22.5% 112th
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 0.0053 An per person 2024 down 23.4% 143rd
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per capita 0.0013 t per person 2024 down 22.1% 137th
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 0.0053 An per person 2024 down 23.4% 142nd
Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, per capita 0.0003 t per person 2024 down 22.1% 118th