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

Nigeria
1.18 kg/ha
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.9656 kg/ha
in 2023
Nigeria rank
191st
Sierra Leone rank
193rd

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.18 kg/ha against 0.9656 kg/ha in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2144 kg/ha.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nigeria ranks 191st and Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1797 kg/ha 0.4931 kg/ha 0.3134 kg/ha Sierra Leone
1970s 0.3107 kg/ha 0.667 kg/ha 0.3563 kg/ha Sierra Leone
1980s 0.7406 kg/ha 0.7195 kg/ha 0.0211 kg/ha Nigeria
1990s 0.9757 kg/ha 0.7905 kg/ha 0.1852 kg/ha Nigeria
2000s 1 kg/ha 0.3271 kg/ha 0.6773 kg/ha Nigeria
2010s 1.51 kg/ha 0.6299 kg/ha 0.8804 kg/ha Nigeria
2020s 1.68 kg/ha 0.9768 kg/ha 0.699 kg/ha Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at 1.18 kg/ha against 0.9656 kg/ha in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.2144 kg/ha, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Nigeria ranks 191st 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

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 (%).