Daily supply of calories per person in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,437 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
In 2023, daily supply of calories per person in Sierra Leone stood at 2,437 kilocalories per day. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,437 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,725 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,972 kilocalories per day | 1,725 kilocalories per day | 2,154 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,064 kilocalories per day | 2,017 kilocalories per day | 2,146 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 kilocalories per day | 1,921 kilocalories per day | 2,070 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,968 kilocalories per day | 1,879 kilocalories per day | 2,034 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,944 kilocalories per day | 1,826 kilocalories per day | 2,097 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,361 kilocalories per day | 2,307 kilocalories per day | 2,405 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,386 kilocalories per day | 2,320 kilocalories per day | 2,437 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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More reference data data for Sierra Leone
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8874 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2824 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1314 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1178 °C (2025)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Sierra Leone?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Sierra Leone was 2,437 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,437 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,725 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Sierra Leone ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.