Land use for vegetable oil crops in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 51,556 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
51,556 hectares
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
21st
of 44 countries
All-time high
51,556 hectares
in 2024
All-time low
21,800 hectares
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land use for vegetable oil crops 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
Sierra Leone recorded 51,556 hectares for land use for vegetable oil crops 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 vegetable oil crops in Sierra Leone peaked at 51,556 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,800 hectares, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 21st out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 31,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29,200 hectares | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 29,150 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 28,700 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 27,900 hectares | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 29,500 hectares | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 30,500 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 24,800 hectares | -18.7% |
| 1999 | 21,800 hectares | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 21,800 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22,000 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 22,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24,000 hectares | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 26,000 hectares | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 26,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24,000 hectares | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25,000 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 26,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 26,500 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 26,500 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27,000 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 27,500 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 28,643 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 34,200 hectares | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 35,580 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 38,016 hectares | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 42,651 hectares | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 48,812 hectares | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 45,012 hectares | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 45,405 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 46,744 hectares | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 48,320 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 51,556 hectares | +6.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 51,556 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 9,206 hectares, 5.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 51,556 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,156 hectares, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for vegetable oil crops in Sierra Leone?
- Land use for vegetable oil crops 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 vegetable oil crops recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 51,556 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,800 hectares in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for vegetable oil crops 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 vegetable oil crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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