Oil palm fruit yields in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Oil palm fruit yields was 7.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Oil palm fruit yields 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 tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit yields in Sierra Leone is 7.79 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Sierra Leone peaked at 8.18 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.61 tonnes per hectare, in 2014.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 8.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1 tonnes per hectare | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 8.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | 7.61 tonnes per hectare | 8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 7.78 tonnes per hectare | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 33 Gabon 8.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 34 Togo 8.52 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 8.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 7.76 tonnes per hectare compare
- 38 Philippines 7.64 tonnes per hectare compare
- 39 Ghana 7.36 tonnes per hectare compare
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 19.7% (2018)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (2018)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 76.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 9.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Sierra Leone?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Sierra Leone was 7.79 tonnes per hectare 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 oil palm fruit yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.