All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.8516 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.8516 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.9301 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1925 kg per person, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 148th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3117 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3356 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3661 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3934 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4231 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4343 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4388 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4477 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4283 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3994 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3803 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.386 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.399 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4062 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4192 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4281 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4371 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4506 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4597 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4646 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4765 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4882 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4741 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.444 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4546 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4631 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4755 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4621 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4553 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4917 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4847 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5054 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5137 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5263 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5249 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5005 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4776 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.477 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4568 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4088 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1925 kg per person | -52.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1947 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2079 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.232 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2685 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3242 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 0.347 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4003 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4768 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.507 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.538 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5592 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5743 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6205 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6815 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5789 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8789 kg per person | +51.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9051 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9301 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9041 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9253 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8896 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8516 kg per person | -4.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.8516 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.72 kg per person, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.8516 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.38 kg per person, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -52.9% | 0.4088 kg per person | 0.1925 kg per person |
| 2017 | +51.8% | 0.5789 kg per person | 0.8789 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3977 kg per person | 0.3117 kg per person | 0.4477 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4166 kg per person | 0.3803 kg per person | 0.4597 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4658 kg per person | 0.444 kg per person | 0.4882 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4958 kg per person | 0.4568 kg per person | 0.5263 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3053 kg per person | 0.1925 kg per person | 0.4768 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6774 kg per person | 0.507 kg per person | 0.9301 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8926 kg per person | 0.8516 kg per person | 0.9253 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.8516 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9301 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1925 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 148th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils (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.