Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Guinea
1,351 kg per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1,470 kg per hectare
in 2023
Guinea rank
149th
Sierra Leone rank
146th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1,470 kg per hectare against 1,351 kg per hectare in Guinea, a difference of 119 kg per hectare.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,442 kg per hectare | 1,190 kg per hectare | 251.33 kg per hectare | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1,490 kg per hectare | 1,184 kg per hectare | 306.2 kg per hectare | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,176 kg per hectare | 1,424 kg per hectare | 248.08 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1,355 kg per hectare | 1,759 kg per hectare | 404.28 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1,470 kg per hectare against 1,351 kg per hectare in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 119 kg per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Guinea ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.