Land use for palm oil production in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land use for palm oil production was 51,556 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for palm oil production in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use for palm oil production in Sierra Leone is 51,556 hectares, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Sierra Leone peaked at 51,556 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,800 hectares, in 1999.
Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,000 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,000 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,000 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,355 hectares | 21,800 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,080 hectares | 21,800 hectares | 26,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,540 hectares | 26,500 hectares | 48,812 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,407 hectares | 45,012 hectares | 51,556 hectares | 5 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9174 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7175 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7846 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Sierra Leone?
- Land use for palm oil production in Sierra Leone was 51,556 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 51,556 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,800 hectares in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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