Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total fibre furnish — Import quantity was 1,485 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in Sierra Leone, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fibre furnish — import quantity in Sierra Leone is 1,485 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — import quantity in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,604 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 90 t, in 1993.
Sierra Leone ranks 143rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 425 t | — |
| 1993 | 90 t | -78.8% |
| 1994 | 595 t | +561.1% |
| 1995 | 580 t | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 818 t | +41.0% |
| 1997 | 969 t | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 1,011 t | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 1,083 t | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1,009 t | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 1,009 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 404 t | -60.0% |
| 2003 | 2,413 t | +497.3% |
| 2004 | 2,604 t | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 2,604 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,415 t | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 2,272 t | +60.6% |
| 2008 | 2,185 t | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,938 t | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 1,906 t | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,906 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,906 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,906 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,837 t | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1,840 t | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,817 t | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,513 t | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 1,513 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,512 t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,575 t | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1,548 t | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,484 t | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1,485 t | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,485 t | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,485 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 373 t, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,485 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 802 t, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fibre furnish — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +561.1% | 90 t | 595 t |
| 2003 | +497.3% | 404 t | 2,413 t |
| 1993 | -78.8% | 425 t | 90 t |
| 2007 | +60.6% | 1,415 t | 2,272 t |
| 2002 | -60.0% | 1,009 t | 404 t |
| 2006 | -45.7% | 2,604 t | 1,415 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 696.38 t | 90 t | 1,083 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,785 t | 404 t | 2,604 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,766 t | 1,512 t | 1,906 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,515 t | 1,484 t | 1,575 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 140 Armenia 1,816 t compare
- 141 Benin 1,724 t compare
- 142 Botswana 1,621 t compare
- 144 Yemen 1,426 t compare
- 145 North Macedonia 1,303 t compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 1,280 t compare
- 146 East Timor 1,280 t compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2494 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.48 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fibre furnish — import quantity in Sierra Leone?
- Total fibre furnish — import quantity in Sierra Leone was 1,485 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — import quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,604 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — import quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 t in 1993.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total fibre furnish — import quantity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fibre furnish — import quantity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Total fibre furnish — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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