Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area was 499.22 USD_PPP/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/ha.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 499.22 USD_PPP/ha for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Sierra Leone peaked at 508.5 USD_PPP/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 127.57 USD_PPP/ha, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 173rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 127.57 USD_PPP/ha | — |
| 1962 | 134.94 USD_PPP/ha | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 137.46 USD_PPP/ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 146.97 USD_PPP/ha | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 149.53 USD_PPP/ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 158.43 USD_PPP/ha | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 159.97 USD_PPP/ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 154.09 USD_PPP/ha | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 169.71 USD_PPP/ha | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 160.4 USD_PPP/ha | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 163.63 USD_PPP/ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 164.96 USD_PPP/ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 169.45 USD_PPP/ha | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 167.99 USD_PPP/ha | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 179.49 USD_PPP/ha | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 179.86 USD_PPP/ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 188.32 USD_PPP/ha | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 188.45 USD_PPP/ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 179.43 USD_PPP/ha | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 180.32 USD_PPP/ha | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 181.02 USD_PPP/ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 190.61 USD_PPP/ha | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 187.07 USD_PPP/ha | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 195.27 USD_PPP/ha | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 190.83 USD_PPP/ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 206.74 USD_PPP/ha | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 201.77 USD_PPP/ha | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 207.28 USD_PPP/ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 213.87 USD_PPP/ha | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 215.75 USD_PPP/ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 224.11 USD_PPP/ha | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 212.93 USD_PPP/ha | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 214.75 USD_PPP/ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 217.97 USD_PPP/ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 205.44 USD_PPP/ha | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 213.8 USD_PPP/ha | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 225.12 USD_PPP/ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 205.59 USD_PPP/ha | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 177.9 USD_PPP/ha | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 163.08 USD_PPP/ha | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 172.09 USD_PPP/ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 190.56 USD_PPP/ha | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 245.91 USD_PPP/ha | +29.0% |
| 2004 | 258.55 USD_PPP/ha | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 258.22 USD_PPP/ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 296.34 USD_PPP/ha | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 286.74 USD_PPP/ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 299.85 USD_PPP/ha | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 361.59 USD_PPP/ha | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 394.61 USD_PPP/ha | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 412.26 USD_PPP/ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 445.55 USD_PPP/ha | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 453.93 USD_PPP/ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 426.18 USD_PPP/ha | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 375.76 USD_PPP/ha | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 365.93 USD_PPP/ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 332.19 USD_PPP/ha | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 349.15 USD_PPP/ha | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 310.73 USD_PPP/ha | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 377.37 USD_PPP/ha | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 508.5 USD_PPP/ha | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 442.38 USD_PPP/ha | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 436.34 USD_PPP/ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 499.22 USD_PPP/ha | +14.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 499.22 USD_PPP/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 233.39 USD_PPP/ha, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 499.22 USD_PPP/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 421.38 USD_PPP/ha, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.74 USD_PPP/ha | 127.57 USD_PPP/ha | 169.71 USD_PPP/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 174.2 USD_PPP/ha | 160.4 USD_PPP/ha | 188.45 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 195.48 USD_PPP/ha | 180.32 USD_PPP/ha | 213.87 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 211.34 USD_PPP/ha | 177.9 USD_PPP/ha | 225.12 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 253.29 USD_PPP/ha | 163.08 USD_PPP/ha | 361.59 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 386.63 USD_PPP/ha | 310.73 USD_PPP/ha | 453.93 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 452.76 USD_PPP/ha | 377.37 USD_PPP/ha | 508.5 USD_PPP/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 170 Saint Kitts and Nevis 516 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 171 Timor-Leste 501.28 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 171 East Timor 501.28 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 174 Russian Federation 494.74 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 174 Russia 494.74 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 176 Iraq 485.07 USD_PPP/ha compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Sierra Leone?
- Agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Sierra Leone was 499.22 USD_PPP/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 508.5 USD_PPP/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.57 USD_PPP/ha in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 173rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, published as part of Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.