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Currency
 

Currency leone
DEC alternative conversion factor > LCU per US$ 2950
ISO code SLL 694
Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average 2961.91
PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio 0.27 [123rd of 169]
Real effective exchange rate index 70.85 % [92nd of 96]
Regime float
Subdivision 100 [97th of 192]
Symbol Le
Terms of trade since 1995 72.31 [111st of 117]


SOURCES
Pacific Exchange Rate Services; World Development Indicators database; The World Bank Group

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone

Energy
 

Aviation Gasoline > Bunkers 5,000 ton [9th of 42]
Aviation Gasoline > Bunkers (per capita) 0.905 ton per 1,000 people [19th of 40]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports 5,000 ton [24th of 95]
Aviation Gasoline > Imports (per capita) 904.899 ton per million people [33rd of 89]
Bagasse > Consumption by industry & construction 20,000 ton [67th of 80]
Bagasse > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita) 3.62 ton per 1,000 people [64th of 76]
Bagasse > Consumption by other industries and construction 20,000 ton [67th of 80]
Bagasse > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita) 3.62 ton per 1,000 people [64th of 76]
Bagasse > Energy balance requirement 20,000 ton [75th of 83]
Bagasse > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 3.62 ton per 1,000 people [73rd of 79]
Bagasse > Gross inland availability 20,000 ton [75th of 83]
Bagasse > Gross inland availability (per capita) 3.62 ton per 1,000 people [73rd of 79]
Bagasse > Net inland availability 20,000 ton [69th of 80]
Bagasse > Net inland availability (per capita) 3.62 ton per 1,000 people [67th of 76]
Bagasse > Production 20,000 ton [75th of 83]
Bagasse > Production (per capita) 3.62 ton per 1,000 people [73rd of 79]
Bagasse > Statistical differences (per capita) 719,974,023,337.238 ton per 1e+15 people [9th of 18]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants 336,000 ton [29th of 120]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants (per capita) 60,809.219 ton per million people [7th of 119]
Crude Petroleum > Statistical differences (per capita) 1,494,880,674,353.49 ton per 1e+15 people [25th of 77]
Electricity > Consumption 232,500,000 kWh [152nd of 210]
Electricity > Consumption (per capita) 41.216 kWh per capita [175th of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by households 20,000,000 kWh [183rd of 189]
Electricity > Consumption by households (per capita) 3.62 kWh per capita [188th of 188]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers 31,000,000 kWh [193rd of 202]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 5.61 kWh per capita [201st of 201]
Electricity > Consumption by industry & construction 15,000,000 kWh [164th of 166]
Electricity > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita) 2.715 kWh per capita [165th of 165]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers 11,000,000 kWh [167th of 174]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 1.991 kWh per capita [171st of 173]
Electricity > Consumption by other industries and construction 15,000,000 kWh [163rd of 165]
Electricity > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita) 2.715 kWh per capita [164th of 164]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses 10,000,000 kWh [164th of 179]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses (per capita) 1.81 kWh per capita [174th of 178]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement 18,800,000 kWh [144th of 155]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 3.402 kWh per capita [146th of 154]
Electricity > Gross inland availability 79,600,000 kWh [193rd of 211]
Electricity > Gross inland availability (per capita) 14.406 kWh per capita [209th of 210]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer 83,600,000 kWh [193rd of 211]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer (per capita) 15.13 kWh per capita [206th of 210]
Electricity > Hydro > Production 18,800,000 kWh [141st of 147]
Electricity > Hydro > Production (per capita) 3.402 kWh per capita [142nd of 146]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public 18,800,000 kWh [138th of 145]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public (per capita) 3.402 kWh per capita [139th of 144]
Electricity > Net inland availability 46,000,000 kWh [191st of 202]
Electricity > Net inland availability (per capita) 8.325 kWh per capita [201st of 201]
Electricity > Net production 79,600,000 kWh [193rd of 211]
Electricity > Net production (per capita) 14.406 kWh per capita [206th of 210]
Electricity > Production 250,000,000 kWh [106th of 210]
Electricity > Production (per capita) 44.318 kWh per capita [128th of 198]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 100% [32nd of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro 0% [188th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 0% [134th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Other 0% [142nd of 210]
Electricity > Station use & station loss 4,000,000 kWh [169th of 179]
Electricity > Station use & station loss (per capita) 0.724 kWh per capita [171st of 178]
Electricity > Thermal > Production 64,800,000 kWh [179th of 209]
Electricity > Thermal > Production (per capita) 11.727 kWh per capita [196th of 208]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public 37,800,000 kWh [183rd of 207]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public (per capita) 6.841 kWh per capita [194th of 205]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer 27,000,000 kWh [110th of 143]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer (per capita) 4.886 kWh per capita [113rd of 136]
Electricity > Total production, public 56,600,000 kWh [195th of 211]
Electricity > Total production, public (per capita) 10.243 kWh per capita [209th of 210]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer 27,000,000 kWh [116th of 145]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer (per capita) 4.886 kWh per capita [117th of 138]
electricity consumption > Date of > Information 2003
Fuel exports > % of merchandise exports 1.55 % [66th of 143]
Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports 39.7 % [1st of 154]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households 5,423,000 m³ [45th of 116]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers 5,423,000 m³ [52nd of 143]
Fuelwood > Net inland availability 5,423,000 m³ [54th of 145]
Gas-diesel oils > Bunkers 71,000 ton [43rd of 89]
Gas-diesel oils > Bunkers (per capita) 12.85 ton per 1,000 people [39th of 89]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers 30,000 ton [113rd of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 5.429 ton per 1,000 people [111st of 138]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers 30,000 ton [78th of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 5.429 ton per 1,000 people [74th of 114]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants 15,500 ton [106th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita) 2.805 ton per 1,000 people [108th of 158]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy 15,500 ton [111st of 166]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita) 2.805 ton per 1,000 people [116th of 165]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement -5,000 ton [160th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement (per capita) -0.904 ton per 1,000 people [160th of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Exports 4,000 ton [83rd of 98]
Gas-diesel oils > Exports (per capita) 0.724 ton per 1,000 people [84th of 96]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability 55,000 ton [168th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability (per capita) 9.954 ton per 1,000 people [191st of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports 70,000 ton [142nd of 192]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports (per capita) 12.669 ton per 1,000 people [159th of 191]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability 30,000 ton [161st of 190]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability (per capita) 5.429 ton per 1,000 people [177th of 189]
Gas-diesel oils > Production from refineries 60,000 ton [102nd of 117]
Gas-diesel oils > Production from refineries (per capita) 10.859 ton per 1,000 people [98th of 113]
Gas-diesel oils > Statistical differences (per capita) 1,719,308,266,180.77 ton per 1e+15 people [24th of 155]
Gas-diesel oils > Total production 60,000 ton [102nd of 117]
Gas-diesel oils > Total production (per capita) 10.859 ton per 1,000 people [98th of 113]
Gasoline prices 1.34 [26th of 141]
Hydroelectricity consumption 0 [202nd of 213]
Hydroelectricity consumption (per capita) 0 per 10 million people [197th of 207]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers 21,000 ton [113rd of 149]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers (per capita) 3.801 ton per 1,000 people [111st of 145]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement -21,000 ton [48th of 151]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement (per capita) -3,800,576,167,346.97 ton per 1e+15 people [56th of 141]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability 3,000 ton [90th of 143]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability (per capita) 640,663,146,151.494 ton per 1e+15 people [82nd of 135]
Jet Fuel > Production from refineries 21,000 ton [90th of 100]
Jet Fuel > Production from refineries (per capita) 3.801 ton per 1,000 people [85th of 98]
Jet Fuel > Statistical differences (per capita) 640,663,146,151.494 ton per 1e+15 people [22nd of 106]
Jet Fuel > Total production 21,000 ton [90th of 100]
Jet Fuel > Total production (per capita) 3.801 ton per 1,000 people [85th of 98]
Kerosene > Consumption by households 15,000 ton [81st of 146]
Kerosene > Consumption by households (per capita) 2.715 ton per 1,000 people [89th of 145]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers 21,000 ton [83rd of 165]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 3.801 ton per 1,000 people [87th of 163]
Kerosene > Consumption by other consumers 6,000 ton [37th of 62]
Kerosene > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 1.086 ton per 1,000 people [33rd of 62]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement 22,000 ton [45th of 157]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 3,981.556 ton per million people [62nd of 148]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability 32,000 ton [75th of 176]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability (per capita) 5.791 ton per 1,000 people [86th of 171]
Kerosene > Imports 22,000 ton [52nd of 130]
Kerosene > Imports (per capita) 3.982 ton per 1,000 people [70th of 123]
Kerosene > Net inland availability 21,000 ton [91st of 170]
Kerosene > Net inland availability (per capita) 3.801 ton per 1,000 people [96th of 167]
Kerosene > Production from refineries 10,000 ton [78th of 106]
Kerosene > Production from refineries (per capita) 1.81 ton per 1,000 people [65th of 102]
Kerosene > Statistical differences (per capita) 1,990,777,992,419.84 ton per 1e+15 people [11th of 109]
Kerosene > Total production 10,000 ton [78th of 106]
Kerosene > Total production (per capita) 1.81 ton per 1,000 people [65th of 102]
Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses 28,000 ton [60th of 128]
Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses (per capita) 5.067 ton per 1,000 people [70th of 126]
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement 9,000 ton [43rd of 124]
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 1,628.818 ton per million people [66th of 118]
Lubricants > Gross inland availability 28,000 ton [63rd of 143]
Lubricants > Gross inland availability (per capita) 5.067 ton per 1,000 people [72nd of 134]
Lubricants > Imports 9,000 ton [62nd of 121]
Lubricants > Imports (per capita) 1.629 ton per 1,000 people [83rd of 114]
Lubricants > Production from refineries 19,000 ton [51st of 71]
Lubricants > Production from refineries (per capita) 3.439 ton per 1,000 people [46th of 69]
Lubricants > Statistical differences (per capita) 1,187,188,808,133.67 ton per 1e+15 people [21st of 74]
Lubricants > Total production 19,000 ton [51st of 71]
Lubricants > Total production (per capita) 3.439 ton per 1,000 people [46th of 69]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers 7,000 ton [42nd of 62]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 1.267 ton per 1,000 people [40th of 62]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by other consumers 7,000 ton [22nd of 40]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 1.267 ton per 1,000 people [17th of 40]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 50,000 ton [150th of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita) 9.049 ton per 1,000 people [166th of 196]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport 50,000 ton [149th of 194]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport (per capita) 9.049 ton per 1,000 people [163rd of 193]
Motor Gasoline > Exports 17,000 ton [76th of 94]
Motor Gasoline > Exports (per capita) 3.077 ton per 1,000 people [71st of 90]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability 70,000 ton [143rd of 202]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability (per capita) 12.669 ton per 1,000 people [165th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Imports 55,000 ton [112nd of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Imports (per capita) 9,953.89 ton per million people [134th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement 38,000 ton [91st of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement (per capita) 6,877.233 ton per million people [111st of 200]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability 57,000 ton [148th of 198]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability (per capita) 10.316 ton per 1,000 people [168th of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Production from refineries 32,000 ton [102nd of 115]
Motor Gasoline > Production from refineries (per capita) 5.791 ton per 1,000 people [99th of 111]
Motor Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita) 2,352,737,627,405.27 ton per 1e+15 people [17th of 131]
Motor Gasoline > Total production 32,000 ton [102nd of 115]
Motor Gasoline > Total production (per capita) 5.791 ton per 1,000 people [99th of 111]
Naphtha > Gross inland availability 8,000 ton [51st of 61]
Naphtha > Gross inland availability (per capita) 1,447,838,539,941.7 ton per 1e+15 people [47th of 59]
Naphtha > Production from refineries 8,000 ton [63rd of 68]
Naphtha > Production from refineries (per capita) 1.448 ton per 1,000 people [60th of 66]
Naphtha > Statistical differences (per capita) 1,447,838,539,941.7 ton per 1e+15 people [9th of 40]
Naphtha > Total production 8,000 ton [63rd of 68]
Naphtha > Total production (per capita) 1.448 ton per 1,000 people [60th of 66]
Natural gas > Consumption 0 cu m [130th of 206]
Natural gas > Consumption (per capita) 0 cu m per capita [130th of 206]
Natural gas > Exports 0 cu m [130th of 202]
Natural gas > Imports 0 cu m [130th of 200]
Natural gas > Proved reserves 0 cu m [156th of 203]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information 2003 est.
Oil > Consumption 8,430 bbl/day [117th of 212]
Oil > Consumption (per capita) 1.494 bbl/day per 1,000 people [138th of 190]
Oil > Exports 432.3 bbl/day [105th of 184]
Oil > Imports 8,271 bbl/day [123rd of 186]
Oil > Production 0.7008 bbl/day [112nd of 212]
Oil > Production (per capita) 0.114 bbl/day per million peopl [110th of 198]
Oil > Proved reserves 0 bbl [155th of 206]
Oil Consumption Test (per $ GDP) 13,066.308 Btu per $1 of GDP [25th of 171]
Oil Consumption Test (per capita) 2,623,467.403 Btu per capita [139th of 177]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per $ GDP) 13,066.308 Btu per $1 of GDP [25th of 171]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per capita) 2,623,467.403 Btu per capita [139th of 177]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by households and other consumers 5,000 ton [13th of 16]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 1.068 ton per 1,000 people [10th of 15]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by industry & construction 14,000 ton [13th of 30]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita) 2.534 ton per 1,000 people [10th of 30]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by other consumers 5,000 ton [13th of 16]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 1.068 ton per 1,000 people [10th of 15]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by other industries and construction 14,000 ton [12th of 29]
Other Petroleum Products > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita) 2.534 ton per 1,000 people [9th of 29]
Other Petroleum Products > Gross inland availability 14,000 ton [79th of 106]
Other Petroleum Products > Gross inland availability (per capita) 2.534 ton per 1,000 people [72nd of 105]
Other Petroleum Products > Net inland availability 14,000 ton [21st of 37]
Other Petroleum Products > Net inland availability (per capita) 2.534 ton per 1,000 people [17th of 36]
Other Petroleum Products > Production from refineries 14,000 ton [67th of 78]
Other Petroleum Products > Production from refineries (per capita) 2.534 ton per 1,000 people [64th of 76]
Other Petroleum Products > Statistical differences (per capita) 712,313,284,880.201 ton per 1e+15 people [20th of 62]
Other Petroleum Products > Total production 14,000 ton [67th of 78]
Other Petroleum Products > Total production (per capita) 2.534 ton per 1,000 people [64th of 76]
Residual Fuel Oil > Bunkers 20,000 ton [65th of 83]
Residual Fuel Oil > Bunkers (per capita) 3.62 ton per 1,000 people [64th of 82]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by households and other consumers 35,000 ton [45th of 98]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita) 6.334 ton per 1,000 people [32nd of 96]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other consumers 35,000 ton [34th of 85]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other consumers (per capita) 6.334 ton per 1,000 people [24th of 84]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion in thermal power plants 15,000 ton [111st of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita) 2.715 ton per 1,000 people [108th of 129]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion to other forms of energy 15,000 ton [115th of 133]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita) 2.715 ton per 1,000 people [109th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports 35,000 ton [106th of 150]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports (per capita) 6.334 ton per 1,000 people [99th of 144]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability 35,000 ton [114th of 155]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability (per capita) 6.334 ton per 1,000 people [105th of 153]
Traditional fuel consumption 86.1% [18th of 130]
Wall plugs > Frequency 50 HZ [92nd of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type
UK
Wall plugs > Voltage 230 V [100th of 209]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Energy balance requirement 2,000 ton [31st of 51]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Energy balance requirement (per capita) 361.96 ton per million people [26th of 48]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Gross inland availability 2,000 ton [55th of 62]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Gross inland availability (per capita) 0.362 ton per 1,000 people [53rd of 61]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Imports 2,000 ton [39th of 44]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Imports (per capita) 361.96 ton per million people [36th of 43]
White spirit/industrial spirit > Statistical differences (per capita) 361,959,634,985.426 ton per 1e+15 people [3rd of 36]


SOURCES
Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption ; World Development Indicators database; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Energy Information Administration; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption ; World bank; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone

Industry
 

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion > % of GNI 0.12 % of GNI [44th of 84]
Changes in inventories > constant LCU 937163500
Changes in inventories > current LCU 1845000000
Changes in inventories > current US$ 6,246,949 $ [91st of 138]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per $ GDP) 8,008,959.287 $ per $1 million of GDP [79th of 167]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per capita) 1,517,803.664 $ per 1,000 people [103rd of 167]
Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports 7.46 % [133rd of 156]
Manufactures imports > % of merchandise imports 29.32 % [149th of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth -2.96 % [114th of 156]
Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU 5430574000
Manufacturing, value added > current LCU 80830000000
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ 34,425,920 $ [148th of 167]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 34.786 $ per $1,000 of GDP [158th of 180]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per capita) 6.725 $ per capita [159th of 180]
Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports 0.12 % [130th of 154]
Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports 0.82 % [126th of 155]
Other manufacturing > % of value added in manufacturing 29.8 % [87th of 107]
Patent applications, nonresidents 5 [89th of 96]
Patent applications, nonresidents (per capita) 1.209 per 1 million people [108th of 138]
Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing 1.09 % [99th of 101]
value added > annual % growth -16.47 % [158th of 164]
value added > constant LCU 7915193000
value added > current LCU 815963000000
value added > current US$ 276,597,600 $ [124th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.232 $ per $1 of GDP [87th of 180]
value added > current US$ (per capita) 50.059 $ per capita [124th of 180]


SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone

Agriculture
 

Agricultural growth 100 [103rd of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 39.72 % of land area [101st of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 28,450 sq. km [106th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita) 5,557.532 sq. km per 1,000 people [92nd of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 82 [166th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita) 0.016 per 1 million people [179th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 1.44 [176th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 0.79 % [105th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports 7.56 % [1st of 155]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 438.034 $ per $1,000 of GDP [7th of 182]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita) 94.545 $ per capita [118th of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland 550 thousand hectares [121st of 148]
Arable and permanent cropland (per capita) 93.745 thousand hectares per 1 m [131st of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 7.96 % of land area [117th of 199]
Arable land > hectares 570,000 hectares [121st of 199]
Arable land > hectares (per capita) 111.346 hectares per 1,000 peop [127th of 200]
Cereal production 100 thousand metric tons [103rd of 149]
Cereal production (per capita) 0.0170445 thousand metric tons per [47th of 149]
Cereal production growth -16% [129th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 1,222.9 kg/ha [135th of 171]
Crop production index 115 % [41st of 182]
Exports to USA > Beans $49.00 [29th of 65]
Exports to USA > Beans (per capita) $0.01 per 1,000 people [18th of 65]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 5.61 100 g/ha of arable land [161st of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons 300 metric tons [161st of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita) 0.061 metric tons per 1 milli [165th of 176]
Fertilizer use 0.3 kg [137th of 138]
Food production index 113.5 % [42nd of 182]
Irrigated land > % of cropland 4.65 % [105th of 164]
Labor share 61.6% [36th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares 253,000 hectares [115th of 176]
Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita) 45,787.894 hectares per 1,000 peop [118th of 177]
Livestock production index 105.2 % [91st of 181]
Meat production 21 thousand metric tons [142nd of 149]
Meat production (per capita) 0.00357934 thousand metric tons per [143rd of 149]
Meat production growth 25% [80th of 149]
Permanent cropland > % of land area 1.05 % of land area [103rd of 187]
Permanent crops 60,000 hectares [115th of 181]
Permanent crops (per capita) 10.2267 hectares per 1,000 peopl [123rd of 181]
Products
rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Root and tuber production 352 thousand metric tons [97th of 149]
Root and tuber production (per capita) 0.0599966 thousand metric tons per [75th of 149]
Root and tuber production growth 165% [6th of 149]
Tractor concentration 0.1 [141st of 147]
Tractors 82 [142nd of 147]
Tractors (per capita) 13.9765 per 1 million people [142nd of 147]
Value added 50.07 [6th of 158]
value added > annual % growth -9.86 % [148th of 164]
value added > constant LCU 13510850000
value added > current LCU 1541106000000
value added > current US$ 522,408,800 $ [106th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 438.034 $ per $1,000 of GDP [7th of 182]
value added > current US$ (per capita) 94.545 $ per capita [118th of 182]
Workers per hectare 1.8 [26th of 148]


SOURCES
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Agribusiness Online; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone

Transportation
 

Air transport, freight > million tons per km 8.06 million tons/km [97th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 16,743 [143rd of 164]
Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 3.03 per 1,000 people [142nd of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 164 [143rd of 164]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 0.03 per 1,000 people [142nd of 177]
Aircraft departures 100 [156th of 155]
Aircraft departures (per capita) 0.0170445 per 1,000 people [154th of 155]
Airports 10 [157th of 247]
Airports (per $ GDP) 6.93 per billion $ of GDP [51st of 200]
Airports (per capita) 1.627 per million people [198th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 1 [129th of 157]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 930.233 per $1 trillion of GDP [10th of 136]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.163 per million people [107th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 1 [215th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.693 per billion $ of GDP [97th of 179]
Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 0.163 per million people [220th of 228]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 7 [98th of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 6,511.628 per $1 trillion of GDP [23rd of 152]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 1.139 per million people [85th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 9 [139th of 204]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 6,236.989 per trillion $ of GDP [45th of 165]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 1.465 per million people [144th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 2 [151st of 187]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 1,385.998 per trillion $ of GDP [65th of 172]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.325 per million people [151st of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Heliports 2 [49th of 99]
Heliports (per $ GDP) 1,385.998 per trillion $ of GDP [2nd of 81]
Heliports (per capita) 0.325 per million people [42nd of 96]
Highways > Paved 895 km [87th of 113]
Highways > Paved (per capita) 0.205 km per 1,000 people [91st of 108]
Highways > Total 11,330 km [70th of 118]
Highways > Total (per capita) 2.589 km per 1,000 people [73rd of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 10,435 km [48th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 2.384 km per 1,000 people [44th of 108]
Merchant marine > By type
bulk carrier 4, cargo 143, carrier 2, chemical tanker 3, container 6, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 10, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 2
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 95 [25th of 122]
Merchant marine > Ships by type cargo 2
Merchant marine > Total 182 [37th of 157]
Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 37.422 per billion $ of GDP [14th of 132]
Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 28.913 per million people [40th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 419,409 Dwt [81st of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 173.247 Dwt per million $ of GDP [19th of 129]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 68.257 Dwt per 1,000 people [68th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 314,549 GRT [84th of 157]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 128.23 GRT per million $ of GDP [18th of 130]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 51.191 GRT per 1,000 people [72nd of 156]
Motor vehicles 11 motor vehicles per 100 p [106th of 134]
Ports and harbors Bonthe, Freetown, Pepel
Ports and terminals
Freetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands
Railways > A note
Sierra Leone has no common carrier railroads; the existing railroad is private and used on a limited basis while the mine at Marampa is closed (2001)
Railways > Narrow gauge 84 km 1.067-m gauge
Railways > Note
Sierra Leone has no common carrier railroads; the existing railroad is private and used on a limited basis while the mine at Marampa is closed
Railways > Total 84 km [2nd of 220]
Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 104.262 km per billion $ of GDP [3rd of 189]
Railways > Total (per capita) 17.939 km per million people [4th of 218]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 8 % [55th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 11,300 km [53rd of 172]
Roadways > Paved 904 km [51st of 81]
Roadways > Total 11,300 km [44th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 10,396 km [28th of 79]
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 82.05 % [8th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 37.76 % [17th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 0.35 per square km [123rd of 141]
Waterways 800 km [49th of 165]


SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone

Taxation
 

CPIA fiscal policy rating 3.5 [45th of 75]
Customs and other import duties > % of tax revenue 52.04 % [5th of 82]
Customs and other import duties > current LCU 166136800000
Net taxes on products > constant LCU 6676980000
Net taxes on products > current LCU 175443100000
Net taxes on products > current US$ 59,472,250 $ [120th of 159]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.05 $ per $1 billion of GDP [112nd of 174]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per capita) 10.763 $ per 1 million people [124th of 174]
Other taxes > % of revenue 0.3 % [63rd of 91]
Other taxes > current LCU 285000000
Tax payments > number 20 [124th of 171]
Tax payments > number (per capita) 3.62 per 1 million people [94th of 170]
Tax revenue > % of GDP 11.03 % [77th of 98]
Tax revenue > current LCU 319268900000
Taxes on exports > % of tax revenue 0.43 % [24th of 36]
Taxes on exports > current LCU 22700000
Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue 9 % [88th of 98]
Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services 3.74 % [80th of 89]
Taxes on goods and services > current LCU 55452980000
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue 15.85 % [53rd of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes 30.59 % [44th of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > current LCU 97679120000
Taxes on international trade > % of revenue 26.96 % [8th of 86]
Taxes on international trade > current LCU 166136800000
Total tax rate > % of profit 277 % [3rd of 171]


SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone
 

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