All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 10.21 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 10.21 kg per person.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 11.57 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.7 kg per person, in 2002.
Sierra Leone ranks 115th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.96 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 6.19 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 6.42 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 6.56 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 6.7 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 6.77 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.83 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 6.84 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 6.81 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 6.8 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 6.77 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 6.78 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.81 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.82 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 6.84 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 6.87 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.9 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 6.93 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 6.97 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 7.02 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 7.14 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 7.29 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 6.9 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 6.44 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 6.35 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.19 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 6.12 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 5.91 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 5.81 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 8.01 kg per person | +38.0% |
| 1991 | 7.93 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.5 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 8.81 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 9.42 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 9.38 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.69 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 8.04 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 8.16 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7.61 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 7.23 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 5.85 kg per person | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 5.7 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.86 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.25 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.81 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 7.86 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 7.94 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.74 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 10.06 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 10.52 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 11.02 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 11.36 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.57 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 11.52 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.88 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 10.27 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 10.37 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.49 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.46 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.56 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 11.04 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 10.38 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 10.21 kg per person | -1.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 10.21 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.69 kg per person, 41% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 10.21 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.07 kg per person, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +38.0% | 5.81 kg per person | 8.01 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.56 kg per person | 5.96 kg per person | 6.84 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.85 kg per person | 6.77 kg per person | 6.97 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.52 kg per person | 5.81 kg per person | 7.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.45 kg per person | 7.61 kg per person | 9.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.23 kg per person | 5.7 kg per person | 10.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.85 kg per person | 10.27 kg per person | 11.57 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.54 kg per person | 10.21 kg per person | 11.04 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 10.21 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 11.57 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 115th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.