All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches was 2.79 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2.79 kg per person for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.28 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.57 kg per person, in 1989.
Sierra Leone ranks 83rd 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: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.66 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.72 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 1.78 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1.81 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.84 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.86 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.88 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.88 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.87 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.88 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.88 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.88 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.88 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.89 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.89 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.89 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.9 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.91 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.92 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.93 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.96 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 2 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.89 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 1.77 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.73 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.69 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.66 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.6 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.57 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.23 kg per person | +41.8% |
| 1991 | 2.21 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.38 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 2.46 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.64 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 2.64 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.44 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 2.26 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 2.29 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.14 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 2.04 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.7 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 1.65 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.69 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.96 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 2.25 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 2.27 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.49 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.86 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 2.99 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.13 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3.22 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.28 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.25 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.04 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 2.89 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.83 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.86 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.84 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.88 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.01 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 2.83 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.79 kg per person | -1.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.79 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.38 kg per person, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.79 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.69 kg per person, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches 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 | +41.8% | 1.57 kg per person | 2.23 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 kg per person | 1.66 kg per person | 1.88 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.89 kg per person | 1.88 kg per person | 1.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 kg per person | 1.57 kg per person | 2 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 kg per person | 2.14 kg per person | 2.64 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 kg per person | 1.65 kg per person | 2.86 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 kg per person | 2.83 kg per person | 3.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 kg per person | 2.79 kg per person | 3.01 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sierra Leone?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Sierra Leone was 2.79 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 kg per person in 1989.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture that leaches (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.