Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Sierra Leone

Land under cereal production in Sierra Leone in 2023 — 1,045,605 ha. Ranked 79 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 230.4%.

2023 1.05M ha +34.31% vs 2022
World rank 79of 180
Period maximum 1.28M ha2018
Period minimum 206,336 ha2000

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Sierra Leone, 1961–20230500,0001M1.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 316,421 ha1963: 298,877 ha1965: 332,400 ha1967: 373,900 ha1969: 332,484 ha1971: 378,400 ha1973: 373,700 ha1975: 403,500 ha1977: 440,400 ha1979: 430,400 ha1981: 431,500 ha1983: 413,500 ha1985: 389,365 ha1987: 402,881 ha1989: 463,700 ha1991: 453,670 ha1993: 456,667 ha1995: 341,100 ha1997: 387,200 ha1999: 250,092 ha2001: 335,200 ha2003: 490,300 ha2005: 737,800 ha2007: 508,556 ha2009: 593,516 ha2011: 718,355 ha2013: 773,060 ha2015: 736,750 ha2017: 898,229 ha2019: 712,092 ha2021: 1,083,487 ha2023: 1,045,605 ha
Change over the period: +729,184 (+230.45%) Average annual rate: 1.95 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 1.05M ha
World 738M ha
Western Africa computed 54.06M ha
Low-income countries computed 74.17M ha
Land under cereal production — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.05M +267,092 +34.31%
2022 778,513 −304,974 −28.15%
2021 1.08M +368,001 +51.43%
2020 715,486 +3,394 +0.48%
2019 712,092 −565,833 −44.28%
2018 1.28M +379,696 +42.27%
2017 898,229 −3,189 −0.35%
2016 901,418 +164,668 +22.35%
2015 736,750 −121,624 −14.17%
2014 858,374 +85,314 +11.04%
2013 773,060 −44,684 −5.46%
2012 817,744 +99,389 +13.84%
2011 718,355 +63,209 +9.65%
2010 655,146 +61,630 +10.38%
2009 593,516 +32,180 +5.73%
2008 561,336 +52,780 +10.38%
2007 508,556 −351,444 −40.87%
2006 860,000 +122,200 +16.56%
2005 737,800 +123,795 +20.16%
2004 614,005 +123,705 +25.23%
2003 490,300 +21,893 +4.67%
2002 468,407 +133,207 +39.74%
2001 335,200 +128,864 +62.45%
2000 206,336 −43,756 −17.5%
1999 250,092 −85,478 −25.47%
1998 335,570 −51,630 −13.33%
1997 387,200 +32,700 +9.22%
1996 354,500 +13,400 +3.93%
1995 341,100 −60,600 −15.09%
1994 401,700 −54,967 −12.04%
1993 456,667 +23,748 +5.49%
1992 432,919 −20,751 −4.57%
1991 453,670 −14,930 −3.19%
1990 468,600 +4,900 +1.06%
1989 463,700 +16,400 +3.67%
1988 447,300 +44,419 +11.03%
1987 402,881 +12,076 +3.09%
1986 390,805 +1,440 +0.37%
1985 389,365 +23,973 +6.56%
1984 365,392 −48,108 −11.63%
1983 413,500 −20,000 −4.61%
1982 433,500 +2,000 +0.46%
1981 431,500 −9,000 −2.04%
1980 440,500 +10,100 +2.35%
1979 430,400 −25,000 −5.49%
1978 455,400 +15,000 +3.41%
1977 440,400 +10,600 +2.47%
1976 429,800 +26,300 +6.52%
1975 403,500 +10,000 +2.54%
1974 393,500 +19,800 +5.3%
1973 373,700 +3,100 +0.84%
1972 370,600 −7,800 −2.06%
1971 378,400 +29,288 +8.39%
1970 349,112 +16,628 +5%
1969 332,484 −11,416 −3.32%
1968 343,900 −30,000 −8.02%
1967 373,900 +21,600 +6.13%
1966 352,300 +19,900 +5.99%
1965 332,400 +33,449 +11.19%
1964 298,951 +74 +0.02%
1963 298,877 +10,877 +3.78%
1962 288,000 −28,421 −8.98%
1961 316,421

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.