Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises was 14.49 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone is 14.49 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone peaked at 16.38 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre volatilises in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7705 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.811 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8718 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9935 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1967 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 2001 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4096 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.8767 kg per square kilometre | +114.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 2.68 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 5.07 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 6.43 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 6.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 6.28 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 2018 | 14.32 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 15.19 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 16.33 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 16.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.67 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 14.49 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers … Chickens square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +114.1% | 0.4096 kg per square kilometre | 0.8767 kg per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +109.3% | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | 13.16 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -100.0% | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre |
| 2000 | -37.1% | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 1.62 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 0.7705 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 2.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.46 kg per square kilometre | 2.43 kg per square kilometre | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 3.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.15 kg per square kilometre | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | 15.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.47 kg per square kilometre | 14.49 kg per square kilometre | 16.38 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 15.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Seychelles 14.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Costa Rica 13.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Egypt 13.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Thailand 12.14 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 volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone?
- Chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone was 14.49 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 16.38 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.