Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.1354 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.1354 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2085 kg per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0577 kg per person, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 136th 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1803 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1892 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1976 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2017 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2056 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2085 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2082 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2075 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2068 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2063 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2056 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2048 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2043 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2037 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2028 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2022 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2015 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2005 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2012 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2048 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2072 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1913 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1758 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1719 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1678 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1634 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.159 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1551 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1491 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1473 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1556 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1607 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1645 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1592 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1353 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1143 kg per person | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1132 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0853 kg per person | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0832 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0611 kg per person | -26.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0577 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0615 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0687 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0865 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1183 kg per person | +36.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1053 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1207 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1437 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.156 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1666 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1709 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1742 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1722 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1537 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1405 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1299 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1308 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1315 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.136 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1538 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1345 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1354 kg per person | +0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1354 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.606 kg per person, 22% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1354 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3422 kg per person, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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% | 0.0865 kg per person | 0.1183 kg per person |
| 2001 | -26.6% | 0.0832 kg per person | 0.0611 kg per person |
| 2005 | +25.8% | 0.0687 kg per person | 0.0865 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2006 kg per person | 0.1803 kg per person | 0.2085 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2032 kg per person | 0.2 kg per person | 0.2063 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1797 kg per person | 0.1551 kg per person | 0.2072 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1385 kg per person | 0.0853 kg per person | 0.1645 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0907 kg per person | 0.0577 kg per person | 0.1437 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1526 kg per person | 0.1299 kg per person | 0.1742 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1399 kg per person | 0.1345 kg per person | 0.1538 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.1354 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2085 kg per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0577 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.