Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.6427 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone is 0.6427 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.9106 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.2489 kg per person, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 86th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7866 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8264 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8642 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8831 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9005 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9106 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9097 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9054 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.901 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8992 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8947 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8903 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8883 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8861 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8812 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.879 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8762 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8725 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8732 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8764 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8888 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9061 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8307 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7704 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7535 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7354 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7159 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6968 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6796 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6533 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6457 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6881 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7123 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7289 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6905 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5887 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4859 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4811 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3805 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3714 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2637 kg per person | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2489 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2702 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3067 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3747 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.513 kg per person | +36.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4656 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5437 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.638 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.684 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7327 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7819 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8344 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8285 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7245 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.657 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6054 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6107 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6161 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6413 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7372 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6366 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6427 kg per person | +1.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.6427 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.34 kg per person, 27% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.6427 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.68 kg per person, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … 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 | +36.9% | 0.3747 kg per person | 0.513 kg per person |
| 2001 | -29.0% | 0.3714 kg per person | 0.2637 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8764 kg per person | 0.7866 kg per person | 0.9106 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8841 kg per person | 0.8725 kg per person | 0.8992 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7854 kg per person | 0.6796 kg per person | 0.9061 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6055 kg per person | 0.3805 kg per person | 0.7289 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3996 kg per person | 0.2489 kg per person | 0.638 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7075 kg per person | 0.6054 kg per person | 0.8344 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6644 kg per person | 0.6366 kg per person | 0.7372 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 volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone was 0.6427 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9106 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2489 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 86th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.