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.
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)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.566 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2045 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2045 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2255 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 6.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3592 (2023)
- Population living in slums 49.3% (2022)
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.