What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 0.1754 kg per person in 1966.

What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0485 kg per person in 2002.

How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?

Sierra Leone ranks 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone

Name: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sierra Leone: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.1135 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1135 kg per person

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

134th

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.1754 kg per person

in 1966

All-time low

0.0485 kg per person

in 2002

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — 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 cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.1135 kg per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1754 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0485 kg per person, in 2002.

Sierra Leone ranks 134th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.1517 kg per person	—
1962	0.1591 kg per person	+4.9%
1963	0.1662 kg per person	+4.4%
1964	0.1697 kg per person	+2.1%
1965	0.1729 kg per person	+1.9%
1966	0.1754 kg per person	+1.4%
1967	0.1751 kg per person	-0.1%
1968	0.1745 kg per person	-0.3%
1969	0.1739 kg per person	-0.3%
1970	0.1735 kg per person	-0.2%
1971	0.1729 kg per person	-0.4%
1972	0.1723 kg per person	-0.4%
1973	0.1718 kg per person	-0.3%
1974	0.1713 kg per person	-0.3%
1975	0.1706 kg per person	-0.4%
1976	0.1701 kg per person	-0.3%
1977	0.1695 kg per person	-0.4%
1978	0.1687 kg per person	-0.5%
1979	0.1682 kg per person	-0.3%
1980	0.1693 kg per person	+0.6%
1981	0.1723 kg per person	+1.8%
1982	0.1742 kg per person	+1.1%
1983	0.1609 kg per person	-7.6%
1984	0.1478 kg per person	-8.1%
1985	0.1446 kg per person	-2.2%
1986	0.1411 kg per person	-2.4%
1987	0.1374 kg per person	-2.6%
1988	0.1337 kg per person	-2.7%
1989	0.1304 kg per person	-2.5%
1990	0.1254 kg per person	-3.9%
1991	0.1239 kg per person	-1.2%
1992	0.1308 kg per person	+5.6%
1993	0.1351 kg per person	+3.3%
1994	0.1383 kg per person	+2.3%
1995	0.1339 kg per person	-3.1%
1996	0.1138 kg per person	-15.0%
1997	0.0963 kg per person	-15.4%
1998	0.0953 kg per person	-1.0%
1999	0.0717 kg per person	-24.8%
2000	0.0699 kg per person	-2.4%
2001	0.0514 kg per person	-26.5%
2002	0.0485 kg per person	-5.6%
2003	0.0517 kg per person	+6.5%
2004	0.0578 kg per person	+11.8%
2005	0.0728 kg per person	+26.0%
2006	0.0995 kg per person	+36.7%
2007	0.0885 kg per person	-11.0%
2008	0.1014 kg per person	+14.5%
2009	0.1208 kg per person	+19.2%
2010	0.1312 kg per person	+8.6%
2011	0.1401 kg per person	+6.8%
2012	0.1435 kg per person	+2.4%
2013	0.1459 kg per person	+1.7%
2014	0.1443 kg per person	-1.1%
2015	0.1289 kg per person	-10.7%
2016	0.1178 kg per person	-8.6%
2017	0.109 kg per person	-7.5%
2018	0.1097 kg per person	+0.6%
2019	0.1103 kg per person	+0.5%
2020	0.114 kg per person	+3.4%
2021	0.1288 kg per person	+13.0%
2022	0.1128 kg per person	-12.5%
2023	0.1135 kg per person	+0.6%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

Sierra Leone's 0.1135 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5093 kg per person, 22% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Sierra Leone's 0.1135 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — 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
2006	+36.7%	0.0728 kg per person	0.0995 kg per person
2001	-26.5%	0.0699 kg per person	0.0514 kg per person
2005	+26.0%	0.0578 kg per person	0.0728 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1687 kg per person	0.1517 kg per person	0.1754 kg per person	9
1970s	0.1709 kg per person	0.1682 kg per person	0.1735 kg per person	10
1980s	0.1512 kg per person	0.1304 kg per person	0.1742 kg per person	10
1990s	0.1164 kg per person	0.0717 kg per person	0.1383 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0762 kg per person	0.0485 kg per person	0.1208 kg per person	10
2010s	0.1281 kg per person	0.109 kg per person	0.1459 kg per person	10
2020s	0.1173 kg per person	0.1128 kg per person	0.1288 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

131 Israel 0.1376 kg per person compare
132 Gambia 0.1287 kg per person compare
133 Algeria 0.1208 kg per person compare
135 Yemen 0.1116 kg per person compare
136 Iraq 0.1113 kg per person compare
137 French Polynesia 0.1064 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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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)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?: Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.1135 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.1754 kg per person in 1966.
What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0485 kg per person in 2002.
How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?: Sierra Leone ranks 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle — 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.

Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Cattle — 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.