All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,196 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1,196 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,238 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 190.13 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 97th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190.13 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 200.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 211.93 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 220.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 229.28 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 236.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 242.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 247.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 251.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 255.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 259.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 264.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 270.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 276.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 281.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 288.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 294.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 302.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 309.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 318.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 330.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 344.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 332.72 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 317.63 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 319.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 319.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 324.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 322.31 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 324.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 465.79 kg per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1991 | 466.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 490.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 507.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 544.54 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 543.27 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 505.36 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 473.83 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 485.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 455.15 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 443.17 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 380.04 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 392.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 420.27 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 463.67 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 518.99 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 612.31 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 632.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 713.8 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 843.74 kg per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 906.6 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 975.43 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 1,031 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1,076 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,098 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,061 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,060 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,098 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,120 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,158 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1,238 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1,190 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1,196 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,196 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,196 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 | +43.5% | 324.52 kg per square kilometre | 465.79 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225.46 kg per square kilometre | 190.13 kg per square kilometre | 251.13 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 280.27 kg per square kilometre | 255.39 kg per square kilometre | 309.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 325.41 kg per square kilometre | 317.63 kg per square kilometre | 344.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 493.82 kg per square kilometre | 455.15 kg per square kilometre | 544.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 542.09 kg per square kilometre | 380.04 kg per square kilometre | 843.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | 906.6 kg per square kilometre | 1,120 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,195 kg per square kilometre | 1,158 kg per square kilometre | 1,238 kg per square kilometre | 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 square in Sierra Leone?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Sierra Leone was 1,196 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,238 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 190.13 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Sierra Leone ranks 97th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.