Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0227 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0227 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 volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0351 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 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 … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0303 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0318 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0332 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0339 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0346 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0351 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.035 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0349 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0348 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0347 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0346 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0345 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0344 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0343 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0341 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.034 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0339 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0337 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0336 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0339 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0345 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0348 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0322 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0296 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0289 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0282 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0275 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0267 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0261 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0251 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0248 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0262 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.027 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0277 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0268 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0228 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0193 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0191 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 0.014 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 kg per person | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0116 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0146 kg per person | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0199 kg per person | +36.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0177 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0203 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0242 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0262 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.028 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0292 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0289 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0258 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0218 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0221 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0228 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0258 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0226 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0227 kg per person | +0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0227 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1019 kg per person, 22% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0227 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0563 kg per person, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0146 kg per person | 0.0199 kg per person |
| 2001 | -26.5% | 0.014 kg per person | 0.0103 kg per person |
| 2005 | +26.0% | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0146 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0337 kg per person | 0.0303 kg per person | 0.0351 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0342 kg per person | 0.0336 kg per person | 0.0347 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0302 kg per person | 0.0261 kg per person | 0.0348 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0233 kg per person | 0.0143 kg per person | 0.0277 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 kg per person | 0.0097 kg per person | 0.0242 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0256 kg per person | 0.0218 kg per person | 0.0292 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0235 kg per person | 0.0226 kg per person | 0.0258 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone was 0.0227 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0351 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 134th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.