> In 2024 Sierra Leone produced 1.4 million t of rice (paddy), the 36th largest in the world (0.17% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 16%.

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# Rice (paddy) production in Sierra Leone

In 2024 Sierra Leone produced 1.4 million t of rice (paddy), the 36th largest in the world (0.17% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 16%. The record was 2.0 million t in 2021. Area harvested: 987,345 ha, yield 1.4 t/ha.

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Production, 20241.4 million t
World rank36 of 115
10-year change+16%
Record2.0 million t2021

## Rice (paddy) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Sierra Leone compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.17%0.16% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.4world 4.8 (−70%)
kg per person161world 100
10-year change+16%world +10%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 34 | [Ecuador](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/ecuador/) | 1,560,200 | 0.19% |
| 35 | [Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/italy/) | 1,448,760 | 0.18% |
| 36 | **Sierra Leone** | 1,390,800 | 0.17% |
| 37 | [Uruguay](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/uruguay/) | 1,305,900 | 0.16% |
| 38 | [Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/argentina/) | 1,264,770 | 0.15% |

[Full ranking of 115 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

### Map of world production of rice (paddy)

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Sierra Leone is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 1,390,800 | +5.7% | 987,345 | 1.41 |
| 2023 | 1,315,400 | −5.8% | 871,981 | 1.51 |
| 2022 | 1,397,000 | −29% | 662,151 | 2.11 |
| 2021 | 1,978,905 | +89% | 944,447 | 2.10 |
| 2020 | 1,049,795 | +11% | 604,407 | 1.74 |
| 2019 | 947,464 | +3.1% | 601,748 | 1.57 |
| 2018 | 918,713 | +2.4% | 1,169,418 | 0.79 |
| 2017 | 897,087 | +2.5% | 780,642 | 1.15 |
| 2016 | 875,304 | +0.4% | 765,335 | 1.14 |
| 2015 | 871,693 | −28% | 604,930 | 1.44 |
| 2014 | 1,204,020 | −4.1% | 741,664 | 1.62 |
| 2013 | 1,255,559 | +10% | 671,422 | 1.87 |
| 2012 | 1,141,417 | +1.1% | 717,872 | 1.59 |
| 2011 | 1,129,338 | +10.0% | 603,924 | 1.87 |
| 2010 | 1,026,671 | +16% | 549,022 | 1.87 |
| 2009 | 888,417 | +31% | 499,111 | 1.78 |
| 2008 | 680,097 | +16% | 475,592 | 1.43 |
| 2007 | 588,004 | −45% | 432,356 | 1.36 |
| 2006 | 1,062,320 | +44% | 742,000 | 1.43 |
| 2005 | 738,000 | +36% | 650,000 | 1.14 |
| 2004 | 542,000 | +22% | 540,000 | 1.00 |
| 2003 | 445,633 | +5.6% | 440,000 | 1.01 |
| 2002 | 422,066 | +41% | 420,000 | 1.00 |
| 2001 | 300,000 | +51% | 300,000 | 1.00 |
| 2000 | 199,134 | −19% | 183,214 | 1.09 |
| 1999 | 247,235 | −25% | 213,054 | 1.16 |
| 1998 | 328,310 | −20% | 284,770 | 1.15 |
| 1997 | 411,300 | +5.0% | 316,400 | 1.30 |
| 1996 | 391,700 | +10% | 289,200 | 1.35 |
| 1995 | 355,500 | −12% | 274,500 | 1.30 |
| 1994 | 405,200 | −17% | 328,300 | 1.23 |
| 1993 | 486,300 | +1.6% | 382,000 | 1.27 |
| 1992 | 478,515 | −5.0% | 354,322 | 1.35 |
| 1991 | 503,700 | 0.0% | 372,970 | 1.35 |
| 1990 | 503,700 | −2.7% | 392,600 | 1.28 |
| 1989 | 517,800 | +5.0% | 403,200 | 1.28 |
| 1988 | 493,000 | +5.9% | 387,800 | 1.27 |
| 1987 | 465,675 | −11% | 357,381 | 1.30 |
| 1986 | 524,989 | +22% | 339,865 | 1.54 |
| 1985 | 430,000 | −15% | 339,865 | 1.27 |
| 1984 | 504,137 | +9.5% | 318,892 | 1.58 |
| 1983 | 460,200 | −12% | 370,000 | 1.24 |
| 1982 | 523,500 | +4.7% | 400,000 | 1.31 |
| 1981 | 500,000 | −2.5% | 400,000 | 1.25 |
| 1980 | 513,000 | +2.6% | 410,000 | 1.25 |
| 1979 | 500,000 | −19% | 400,000 | 1.25 |
| 1978 | 620,000 | +3.3% | 425,000 | 1.46 |
| 1977 | 600,000 | +3.4% | 410,000 | 1.46 |
| 1976 | 580,000 | +1.6% | 400,000 | 1.45 |
| 1975 | 570,600 | +10% | 380,000 | 1.50 |
| 1974 | 518,700 | +8.3% | 370,000 | 1.40 |
| 1973 | 479,000 | 0.0% | 351,000 | 1.36 |
| 1972 | 479,000 | +3.2% | 348,000 | 1.38 |
| 1971 | 464,000 | +3.1% | 356,000 | 1.30 |
| 1970 | 450,000 | −11% | 326,810 | 1.38 |
| 1969 | 507,000 | +19% | 310,000 | 1.64 |
| 1968 | 426,100 | −9.0% | 320,000 | 1.33 |
| 1967 | 468,000 | +7.8% | 350,000 | 1.34 |
| 1966 | 434,000 | +8.8% | 327,000 | 1.33 |
| 1965 | 399,000 | +7.0% | 301,000 | 1.33 |
| 1964 | 373,000 | +13% | 264,013 | 1.41 |
| 1963 | 331,000 | +5.1% | 263,936 | 1.25 |
| 1962 | 314,976 | +19% | 255,110 | 1.23 |
| 1961 | 264,000 | — | 283,000 | 0.93 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of rice (paddy) in Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone produced 1.4 million t in 2024, 0.17% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Sierra Leone rank in the world for production of rice (paddy)?

Sierra Leone ranked 36th of 115 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.6% of the world total.

### How has the production of rice (paddy) in Sierra Leone changed?

It rose by 16% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +10% for the world. The record was 2.0 million t in 2021.

### What is the yield of rice (paddy) in Sierra Leone?

1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.4 million t from 987,345 ha), against a world average of 4.8 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/china/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/bangladesh/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/indonesia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/vietnam/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/thailand/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/myanmar/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/philippines/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/pakistan/)[Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/cambodia/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/brazil/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/japan/)
[All countries producing rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/)

## Other products of Sierra Leone

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[Agricultural production in Sierra Leone](https://husfarm.com/production/country/sierra-leone/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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