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

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

Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone

Name: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.034 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.034 kg per person

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

134th

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.0526 kg per person

in 1966

All-time low

0.0146 kg per person

in 2002

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.034 kg per person.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0526 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 kg per person, in 2002.

That places Sierra Leone 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0455 kg per person	—
1962	0.0477 kg per person	+4.9%
1963	0.0499 kg per person	+4.4%
1964	0.0509 kg per person	+2.1%
1965	0.0519 kg per person	+1.9%
1966	0.0526 kg per person	+1.4%
1967	0.0525 kg per person	-0.1%
1968	0.0524 kg per person	-0.3%
1969	0.0522 kg per person	-0.3%
1970	0.0521 kg per person	-0.2%
1971	0.0519 kg per person	-0.4%
1972	0.0517 kg per person	-0.4%
1973	0.0515 kg per person	-0.3%
1974	0.0514 kg per person	-0.3%
1975	0.0512 kg per person	-0.4%
1976	0.051 kg per person	-0.3%
1977	0.0508 kg per person	-0.4%
1978	0.0506 kg per person	-0.5%
1979	0.0505 kg per person	-0.3%
1980	0.0508 kg per person	+0.6%
1981	0.0517 kg per person	+1.8%
1982	0.0523 kg per person	+1.1%
1983	0.0483 kg per person	-7.6%
1984	0.0443 kg per person	-8.1%
1985	0.0434 kg per person	-2.2%
1986	0.0423 kg per person	-2.4%
1987	0.0412 kg per person	-2.6%
1988	0.0401 kg per person	-2.7%
1989	0.0391 kg per person	-2.5%
1990	0.0376 kg per person	-3.9%
1991	0.0372 kg per person	-1.2%
1992	0.0393 kg per person	+5.6%
1993	0.0405 kg per person	+3.3%
1994	0.0415 kg per person	+2.3%
1995	0.0402 kg per person	-3.1%
1996	0.0341 kg per person	-15.0%
1997	0.0289 kg per person	-15.4%
1998	0.0286 kg per person	-1.0%
1999	0.0215 kg per person	-24.8%
2000	0.021 kg per person	-2.4%
2001	0.0154 kg per person	-26.5%
2002	0.0146 kg per person	-5.6%
2003	0.0155 kg per person	+6.5%
2004	0.0173 kg per person	+11.8%
2005	0.0218 kg per person	+26.0%
2006	0.0299 kg per person	+36.7%
2007	0.0266 kg per person	-11.0%
2008	0.0304 kg per person	+14.5%
2009	0.0362 kg per person	+19.2%
2010	0.0393 kg per person	+8.6%
2011	0.042 kg per person	+6.8%
2012	0.043 kg per person	+2.4%
2013	0.0438 kg per person	+1.7%
2014	0.0433 kg per person	-1.1%
2015	0.0387 kg per person	-10.7%
2016	0.0353 kg per person	-8.6%
2017	0.0327 kg per person	-7.5%
2018	0.0329 kg per person	+0.6%
2019	0.0331 kg per person	+0.5%
2020	0.0342 kg per person	+3.4%
2021	0.0386 kg per person	+13.0%
2022	0.0338 kg per person	-12.5%
2023	0.034 kg per person	+0.6%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

Sierra Leone's 0.034 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1528 kg per person, 22% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Sierra Leone's 0.034 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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%	0.0218 kg per person	0.0299 kg per person
2001	-26.5%	0.021 kg per person	0.0154 kg per person
2005	+26.0%	0.0173 kg per person	0.0218 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0506 kg per person	0.0455 kg per person	0.0526 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0513 kg per person	0.0505 kg per person	0.0521 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0453 kg per person	0.0391 kg per person	0.0523 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0349 kg per person	0.0215 kg per person	0.0415 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0229 kg per person	0.0146 kg per person	0.0362 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0384 kg per person	0.0327 kg per person	0.0438 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0352 kg per person	0.0338 kg per person	0.0386 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

131 Israel 0.0413 kg per person compare
132 Gambia 0.0386 kg per person compare
133 Algeria 0.0362 kg per person compare
135 Yemen 0.0335 kg per person compare
136 Iraq 0.0334 kg per person compare
137 French Polynesia 0.0319 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?: Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.034 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.0526 kg per person in 1966.
What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 kg per person in 2002.
How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Sierra Leone ranks 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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.

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

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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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 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.