Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 21.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 21.74 kg per square kilometre for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone peaked at 24.57 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 31st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1965 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1967 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 2.62 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6143 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +114.1% |
| 2004 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 5.23 kg per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 5.79 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 6.33 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 7.6 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 9.64 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 9.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.42 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 9.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.74 kg per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 2018 | 21.49 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 22.79 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 24.5 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 24.57 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 22 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 21.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers: Manure left … left 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% | 0.6143 kg per square kilometre | 1.32 kg per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +109.3% | 9.43 kg per square kilometre | 19.74 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -100.0% | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -37.1% | 3.87 kg per square kilometre | 2.43 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | 3.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 kg per square kilometre | 3.65 kg per square kilometre | 3.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 5.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.22 kg per square kilometre | 5.79 kg per square kilometre | 22.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2 kg per square kilometre | 21.74 kg per square kilometre | 24.57 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 23.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Seychelles 21.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Costa Rica 20.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Egypt 20.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Thailand 18.21 kg per square kilometre compare
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 chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone was 21.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 24.57 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.