Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone is 3.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone peaked at 49.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -37.5%, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 73rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -4.8% | — |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -135.6% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | -20.7% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | +22.7% |
| 1969 | 2.6% | +57.2% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | -21.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -55.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -44.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +154.9% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +196.2% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | +51.1% |
| 1977 | 12.6% | +145.0% |
| 1978 | 19.6% | +55.1% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | -46.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -91.7% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +380.7% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -24.0% |
| 1984 | 18.9% | +546.4% |
| 1985 | -5.3% | -128.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -106.9% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +1563.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -90.1% |
| 1989 | -0.5% | -188.3% |
| 1990 | 49.8% | -9432.4% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | -92.4% |
| 1992 | -31.7% | -935.7% |
| 1993 | -3.2% | -89.8% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -256.9% |
| 1995 | -9.9% | -294.4% |
| 1996 | -5.7% | -41.7% |
| 1997 | 30.3% | -626.9% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -75.0% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +30.2% |
| 2001 | -37.5% | -581.3% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | -184.6% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -70.2% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -75.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +188.4% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +82.4% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +46.4% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | -4.8% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 0.5% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | -5.3% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | -31.7% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | -37.5% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -33,272 BoP, current US$ (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -0.0053 BoP, current US$ per person (2010)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 121.78 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -16.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Sierra Leone was 3.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.5% in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Sierra Leone ranks 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.