Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 5.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sierra Leone is 5.1 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.76 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 92nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2711 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2854 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3068 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3667 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3496 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.448 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3924 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3767 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3895 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4024 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4138 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4352 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4423 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4494 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4608 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.478 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4994 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5251 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5536 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5778 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6064 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.642 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6206 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6135 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.642 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6991 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7847 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7847 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8133 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8561 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9143 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8561 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8561 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8561 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8561 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8561 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8561 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8561 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9071 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5707 kg per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1441 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.3085 kg per square kilometre | +114.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3892 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4934 kg per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5884 kg per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7425 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9425 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 2018 | 5.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 5.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 5.75 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 5.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 5.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +114.1% | 0.1441 kg per square kilometre | 0.3085 kg per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +109.3% | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | 4.63 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -100.0% | 0.5707 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -37.1% | 0.9071 kg per square kilometre | 0.5707 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.354 kg per square kilometre | 0.2711 kg per square kilometre | 0.448 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.466 kg per square kilometre | 0.4024 kg per square kilometre | 0.5536 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6784 kg per square kilometre | 0.5778 kg per square kilometre | 0.8133 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.867 kg per square kilometre | 0.8561 kg per square kilometre | 0.9143 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5406 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 5.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 kg per square kilometre | 5.1 kg per square kilometre | 5.76 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sierra Leone?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Sierra Leone was 5.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.