Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 3.99 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 3.99 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sierra Leone peaked at 4.33 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 kg per square kilometre, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 129th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 kg per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2007 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.48 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 3.91 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.77 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 3.53 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 4.33 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 3.99 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.06 kg per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 3.99 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.62 kg per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +39.8% | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | 2.33 kg per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +29.4% | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.66 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | 1 kg per square kilometre | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | 3.34 kg per square kilometre | 4.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | 4.33 kg per square kilometre | 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sierra Leone was 3.99 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Sierra Leone ranks 129th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.