Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.964 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.964 kg per person for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.37 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.3734 kg per person, in 2002.
Sierra Leone ranks 86th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.24 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 1.3 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 1.32 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 1.35 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.37 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.36 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.35 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.35 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.34 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.34 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.33 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.33 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.32 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.32 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.31 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.31 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.31 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.31 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.33 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.36 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.25 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 1.16 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.1 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.07 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9799 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9685 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.03 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.07 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.09 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.04 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8831 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7289 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7217 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5707 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5571 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3955 kg per person | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3734 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4053 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4601 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5621 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7696 kg per person | +36.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6984 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8155 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9569 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.17 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.25 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.24 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9855 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9081 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.916 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9242 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9619 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.11 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9549 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.964 kg per person | +1.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.964 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.51 kg per person, 27% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.964 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.51 kg per person, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 | +36.9% | 0.5621 kg per person | 0.7696 kg per person |
| 2001 | -29.0% | 0.5571 kg per person | 0.3955 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.33 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9082 kg per person | 0.5707 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5994 kg per person | 0.3734 kg per person | 0.9569 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.9081 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 kg per person | 0.9549 kg per person | 1.11 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.964 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3734 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 left on pasture 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.