Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0229 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0229 kg per person.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0348 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 kg per person, in 2002.
Sierra Leone ranks 135th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0301 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0315 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0329 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0336 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0343 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0348 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0347 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0346 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0345 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0344 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0342 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0341 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.034 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0339 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0338 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0337 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0336 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0334 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0333 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0335 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0341 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0345 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0319 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0293 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0287 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.028 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0272 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0265 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0259 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0249 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0246 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.026 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0269 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0275 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0265 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0225 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.019 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0188 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 kg per person | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0139 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 kg per person | -27.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0115 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0197 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0176 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0202 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 0.024 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.026 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0295 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0292 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.026 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0237 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0219 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.022 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.023 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.026 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0227 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0229 kg per person | +0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0229 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1013 kg per person, 23% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0229 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0605 kg per person, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +36.8% | 0.0144 kg per person | 0.0197 kg per person |
| 2001 | -27.0% | 0.0139 kg per person | 0.0102 kg per person |
| 2005 | +25.2% | 0.0115 kg per person | 0.0144 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0334 kg per person | 0.0301 kg per person | 0.0348 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0338 kg per person | 0.0333 kg per person | 0.0344 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.03 kg per person | 0.0259 kg per person | 0.0345 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0231 kg per person | 0.0143 kg per person | 0.0275 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0151 kg per person | 0.0096 kg per person | 0.024 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0257 kg per person | 0.0219 kg per person | 0.0295 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0237 kg per person | 0.0227 kg per person | 0.026 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 cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0229 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0348 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.