Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Congo or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.9656 kg/ha against 0.8519 kg/ha in Congo as of 2023.

What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Congo and Sierra Leone?

0.1137 kg/ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo vs Sierra Leone: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Congo

0.8519 kg/ha

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.9656 kg/ha

in 2023

Congo rank

195th

Sierra Leone rank

193rd

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

Congo
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.9656 kg/ha against 0.8519 kg/ha in Congo, a difference of 0.1137 kg/ha.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Congo ranks 195th and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.312 kg/ha	0.4931 kg/ha	0.1811 kg/ha	Sierra Leone
1970s	0.4961 kg/ha	0.667 kg/ha	0.1709 kg/ha	Sierra Leone
1980s	0.3688 kg/ha	0.7195 kg/ha	0.3508 kg/ha	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.6474 kg/ha	0.7905 kg/ha	0.1432 kg/ha	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.6215 kg/ha	0.3271 kg/ha	0.2944 kg/ha	Congo
2010s	0.6914 kg/ha	0.6299 kg/ha	0.0615 kg/ha	Congo
2020s	0.978 kg/ha	0.9768 kg/ha	0.0012 kg/ha	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Congo or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.9656 kg/ha against 0.8519 kg/ha in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Congo and Sierra Leone?: 0.1137 kg/ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?: Congo ranks 195th and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit: kg/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).