Oil palm production in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Oil palm production was 85,800 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85,800 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 48 countries
All-time high
88,579 tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
35,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Oil palm production in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, oil palm production in Sierra Leone stood at 85,800 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm production in Sierra Leone peaked at 88,579 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oil palm production in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 35,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 37,000 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 39,000 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 39,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40,000 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 41,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 42,000 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 45,000 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 48,000 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 46,400 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 43,500 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 37,800 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 39,000 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 43,100 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 45,200 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 40,600 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 45,000 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 45,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 47,000 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 48,000 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 48,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 45,500 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 48,500 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 51,000 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 49,300 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 50,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 50,700 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 49,300 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 50,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 50,700 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 48,000 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 47,000 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 50,264 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 45,238 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 48,000 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 50,800 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 40,000 tonnes | -21.3% |
| 1999 | 35,560 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 36,000 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 36,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38,300 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 35,560 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 45,000 tonnes | +26.5% |
| 2007 | 46,200 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 48,000 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 50,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 52,000 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 54,000 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 57,000 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 60,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 61,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 62,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65,000 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 69,000 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 71,000 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 88,579 tonnes | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 84,000 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 87,400 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 85,600 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 85,800 tonnes | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 85,800 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 11,463 tonnes, 7.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 85,800 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36,308 tonnes, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,222 tonnes | 35,000 tonnes | 45,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,360 tonnes | 37,800 tonnes | 48,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,730 tonnes | 45,500 tonnes | 51,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,556 tonnes | 35,560 tonnes | 50,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,706 tonnes | 35,560 tonnes | 50,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,958 tonnes | 52,000 tonnes | 88,579 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,700 tonnes | 84,000 tonnes | 87,400 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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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 oil palm production in Sierra Leone?
- Oil palm production in Sierra Leone was 85,800 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 88,579 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest oil palm production recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for oil palm production?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil palm production rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 Oil palm production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oil palm production is measured in tonnes.