> In 2024 Sierra Leone produced 254,823 t of sweet potatoes, the 32nd largest in the world (0.28% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 27%.

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# Sweet potatoes production in Sierra Leone

In 2024 Sierra Leone produced 254,823 t of sweet potatoes, the 32nd largest in the world (0.28% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 27%. The record was 266,696 t in 2023. Area harvested: 31,045 ha, yield 8.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024254,823 t
World rank32 of 111
10-year change+27%
Record266,696 t2023

## Sweet potatoes in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Sierra Leone compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.28%0.21% in 2014
Yield, t/ha8.2world 12.6 (−35%)
kg per person29.5world 11.1
10-year change+27%world −3.1%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 30 | [Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/peru/) | 293,211 | 0.32% |
| 31 | [Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/sudan/) | 278,269 | 0.31% |
| 32 | **Sierra Leone** | 254,823 | 0.28% |
| 33 | [Cuba](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/cuba/) | 237,790 | 0.26% |
| 34 | [Chad](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/chad/) | 232,300 | 0.26% |

[Full ranking of 111 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/)

### Map of world production of sweet potatoes

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 | 254,823 | −4.5% | 31,045 | 8.21 |
| 2023 | 266,696 | +5.2% | 33,736 | 7.91 |
| 2022 | 253,601 | −4.2% | 31,479 | 8.06 |
| 2021 | 264,836 | +36% | 33,020 | 8.02 |
| 2020 | 195,016 | +9.1% | 24,424 | 7.98 |
| 2019 | 178,753 | +14% | 18,675 | 9.57 |
| 2018 | 157,033 | +2.5% | 21,178 | 7.41 |
| 2017 | 153,188 | +2.5% | 20,763 | 7.38 |
| 2016 | 149,438 | −37% | 30,355 | 4.92 |
| 2015 | 237,712 | +18% | 48,223 | 4.93 |
| 2014 | 201,121 | −11% | 44,113 | 4.56 |
| 2013 | 225,246 | +2.0% | 64,354 | 3.50 |
| 2012 | 220,829 | +5.0% | 46,000 | 4.80 |
| 2011 | 210,313 | +2.0% | 41,729 | 5.04 |
| 2010 | 206,189 | +17% | 42,956 | 4.80 |
| 2009 | 176,969 | +56% | 38,724 | 4.57 |
| 2008 | 113,478 | +3.0% | 33,673 | 3.37 |
| 2007 | 110,172 | +5.0% | 32,692 | 3.37 |
| 2006 | 104,925 | +5.0% | 31,135 | 3.37 |
| 2005 | 99,927 | −37% | 29,652 | 3.37 |
| 2004 | 157,792 | +3.0% | 48,092 | 3.28 |
| 2003 | 153,196 | +439% | 48,297 | 3.17 |
| 2002 | 28,446 | +12% | 10,319 | 2.76 |
| 2001 | 25,450 | −9.4% | 10,000 | 2.55 |
| 2000 | 28,091 | −18% | 10,642 | 2.64 |
| 1999 | 34,200 | −19% | 7,547 | 4.53 |
| 1998 | 42,200 | −16% | 15,000 | 2.81 |
| 1997 | 50,300 | +7.9% | 17,300 | 2.91 |
| 1996 | 46,600 | +3.1% | 15,000 | 3.11 |
| 1995 | 45,200 | +3.0% | 14,100 | 3.21 |
| 1994 | 43,900 | +11% | 15,700 | 2.80 |
| 1993 | 39,500 | +14% | 11,000 | 3.59 |
| 1992 | 34,800 | −15% | 10,000 | 3.48 |
| 1991 | 40,800 | +5.2% | 11,500 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 38,800 | +177% | 11,000 | 3.53 |
| 1989 | 14,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 2.80 |
| 1988 | 14,000 | +1.4% | 5,000 | 2.80 |
| 1987 | 13,800 | +6.2% | 5,000 | 2.76 |
| 1986 | 13,000 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 2.89 |
| 1985 | 13,000 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 2.89 |
| 1984 | 13,000 | +2.4% | 4,500 | 2.89 |
| 1983 | 12,700 | +0.8% | 5,000 | 2.54 |
| 1982 | 12,600 | +0.8% | 5,000 | 2.52 |
| 1981 | 12,500 | +4.2% | 5,000 | 2.50 |
| 1980 | 12,000 | +9.1% | 5,000 | 2.40 |
| 1979 | 11,000 | 0.0% | 5,400 | 2.04 |
| 1978 | 11,000 | +10% | 5,400 | 2.04 |
| 1977 | 10,000 | −4.8% | 5,400 | 1.85 |
| 1976 | 10,500 | −46% | 5,200 | 2.02 |
| 1975 | 19,300 | 0.0% | 8,000 | 2.41 |
| 1974 | 19,300 | 0.0% | 8,000 | 2.41 |
| 1973 | 19,300 | +2.7% | 8,000 | 2.41 |
| 1972 | 18,800 | −6.0% | 7,000 | 2.69 |
| 1971 | 20,000 | +7.5% | 7,000 | 2.86 |
| 1970 | 18,600 | −7.0% | 7,017 | 2.65 |
| 1969 | 20,000 | +67% | 6,500 | 3.08 |
| 1968 | 12,000 | −40% | 6,000 | 2.00 |
| 1967 | 20,000 | −2.9% | 8,000 | 2.50 |
| 1966 | 20,600 | +53% | 7,500 | 2.75 |
| 1965 | 13,500 | +48% | 5,800 | 2.33 |
| 1964 | 9,144 | 0.0% | 3,444 | 2.66 |
| 1963 | 9,144 | +2.3% | 3,440 | 2.66 |
| 1962 | 8,941 | −0.6% | 3,452 | 2.59 |
| 1961 | 8,992 | — | 3,440 | 2.61 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sweet potatoes in Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone produced 254,823 t in 2024, 0.28% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Sierra Leone rank in the world for production of sweet potatoes?

Sierra Leone ranked 32nd of 111 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 56.5% of the world total.

### How has the production of sweet potatoes in Sierra Leone changed?

It rose by 27% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −3.1% for the world. The record was 266,696 t in 2023.

### What is the yield of sweet potatoes in Sierra Leone?

8.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (254,823 t from 31,045 ha), against a world average of 12.6 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Sierra Leone is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/china/)[Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/malawi/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/nigeria/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/tanzania/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/angola/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/indonesia/)[Rwanda](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/rwanda/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/india/)[Madagascar](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/madagascar/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/ethiopia/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/united-states/)[Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/uganda/)
[All countries producing sweet potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/)

## 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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