Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 2.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2.14 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.25 kg per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4042 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 102nd 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, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4042 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4254 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4573 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4318 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5212 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4382 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1967 | 0.585 kg per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6296 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6318 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6339 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6382 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6488 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6594 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6701 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6871 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7126 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7445 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7828 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8254 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8615 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9041 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9572 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9253 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9147 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9572 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8509 kg per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5803 kg per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5105 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4467 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5531 kg per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6807 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8934 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.14 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3672 kg per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.14 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5272 kg per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure applied … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -31.8% | 0.8509 kg per square kilometre | 0.5803 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5027 kg per square kilometre | 0.4042 kg per square kilometre | 0.6318 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7003 kg per square kilometre | 0.6339 kg per square kilometre | 0.8254 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 0.8615 kg per square kilometre | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8813 kg per square kilometre | 0.4467 kg per square kilometre | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | 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 chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone was 2.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 kg per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4042 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 102nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, layers — 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, layers — 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, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.