Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,470 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone is 1,470 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,968 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 813 kg per hectare, in 2018.
Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,202 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 1,234 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1,234 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,188 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1,161 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,195 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1,253 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1,206 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1,112 kg per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1,119 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,078 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 998.2 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 995.9 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,012 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,000 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,118 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1,348 kg per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 1,290 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,351 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1,646 kg per hectare | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 1,747 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,751 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,539 kg per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 1,778 kg per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 1,520 kg per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 1,340 kg per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 1,092 kg per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 1,142 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 813 kg per hectare | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 1,523 kg per hectare | +87.3% |
| 2020 | 1,636 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 1,968 kg per hectare | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 1,963 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,470 kg per hectare | -25.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,470 kg per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,163 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,470 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +87.3% | 813 kg per hectare | 1,523 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,190 kg per hectare | 1,112 kg per hectare | 1,253 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,184 kg per hectare | 995.9 kg per hectare | 1,646 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,424 kg per hectare | 813 kg per hectare | 1,778 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,759 kg per hectare | 1,470 kg per hectare | 1,968 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More poverty & inequality data for Sierra Leone
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone was 1,470 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,968 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 813 kg per hectare in 2018.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Sierra Leone ranks 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.