Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Coffee production by world region
Nigeria
1,809 tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2,208 tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
51st
Sierra Leone rank
50th
Coffee production by world region over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2,208 tonnes against 1,809 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 399 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 50th of 84 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,661 tonnes | 5,159 tonnes | 2,498 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 3,070 tonnes | 7,862 tonnes | 4,792 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 2,934 tonnes | 18,679 tonnes | 15,745 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 3,493 tonnes | 25,138 tonnes | 21,645 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 3,869 tonnes | 18,767 tonnes | 14,898 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2,071 tonnes | 14,273 tonnes | 12,201 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1,808 tonnes | 2,384 tonnes | 576.1 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee production by world region, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2,208 tonnes against 1,809 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee production by world region between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 399 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for coffee production by world region?
- Nigeria ranks 51st and Sierra Leone ranks 50th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coffee production by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.