Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Rice production by region
Senegal
1.58 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Senegal rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
36th
Rice production by region over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.58 million tonnes against 1.39 million tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 189,200 tonnes.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Senegal ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 142 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108,379 tonnes | 390,786 tonnes | 282,407 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 95,415 tonnes | 526,130 tonnes | 430,715 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 129,485 tonnes | 493,230 tonnes | 363,745 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 184,902 tonnes | 411,146 tonnes | 226,244 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 258,850 tonnes | 586,567 tonnes | 327,717 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 770,541 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 256,186 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.45 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | 21,750 tonnes | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice production by region, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Senegal, at 1.58 million tonnes against 1.39 million tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice production by region between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 189,200 tonnes, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for rice production by region?
- Senegal ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 142 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 Rice production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.