Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) was 1.15 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure management in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure management in Sierra Leone is 1.15 million kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.24 million kg in 2021 and was at its lowest, 286,604 kg, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 136th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 415,474 kg | — |
| 1962 | 443,089 kg | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 470,704 kg | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 489,114 kg | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 507,524 kg | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 524,343 kg | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 533,548 kg | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 541,957 kg | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 550,367 kg | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 559,572 kg | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 567,981 kg | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 576,390 kg | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 585,596 kg | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 594,800 kg | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 603,210 kg | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 612,415 kg | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 621,620 kg | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 630,825 kg | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 641,621 kg | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 658,440 kg | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 683,668 kg | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 706,056 kg | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 665,958 kg | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 625,598 kg | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 625,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 625,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 625,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 625,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 625,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 625,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 625,598 kg | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 648,464 kg | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 668,147 kg | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 686,397 kg | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 665,258 kg | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 567,981 kg | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 486,385 kg | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 486,385 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 368,200 kg | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 368,200 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 286,604 kg | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 286,604 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 318,197 kg | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 368,200 kg | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 475,931 kg | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 665,258 kg | +39.8% |
| 2007 | 605,418 kg | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 711,536 kg | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 870,498 kg | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 970,615 kg | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million kg | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million kg | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million kg | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million kg | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million kg | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million kg | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 958,935 kg | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 987,777 kg | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million kg | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million kg | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.24 million kg | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million kg | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million kg | +2.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.15 million kg is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.57 million kg, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.15 million kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.69 million kg, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content) 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% | 475,931 kg | 665,258 kg |
| 2005 | +29.3% | 368,200 kg | 475,931 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 497,347 kg | 415,474 kg | 550,367 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 599,403 kg | 559,572 kg | 641,621 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 646,771 kg | 625,598 kg | 706,056 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 582,841 kg | 368,200 kg | 686,397 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 495,645 kg | 286,604 kg | 870,498 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million kg | 958,935 kg | 1.18 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million kg | 1.08 million kg | 1.24 million kg | 4 |
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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 in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle — manure management in Sierra Leone was 1.15 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — manure management recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million kg in 2021.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,604 kg in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — manure management?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).