Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0412 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0412 kg per person for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0481 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.006 kg per person, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 114th of 168 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.
Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0141 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0146 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0154 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0158 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.017 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.017 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0184 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0185 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0185 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0184 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0183 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0185 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0185 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0184 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0186 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0189 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0194 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.02 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0207 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0212 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0218 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0226 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0214 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0207 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0212 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0225 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0246 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0239 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0242 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0244 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0238 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0246 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0247 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0246 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0246 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0244 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0241 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0239 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0235 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0155 kg per person | -34.2% |
| 2001 | 0.006 kg per person | -61.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.007 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 kg per person | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0127 kg per person | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0155 kg per person | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0188 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0243 kg per person | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.026 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0279 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0293 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0304 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0322 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0289 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0283 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0449 kg per person | +58.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0455 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0465 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0481 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0469 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0424 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0412 kg per person | -2.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0412 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0147 kg per person, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0412 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0181 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -61.5% | 0.0155 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person |
| 2017 | +58.8% | 0.0283 kg per person | 0.0449 kg per person |
| 2000 | -34.2% | 0.0235 kg per person | 0.0155 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0166 kg per person | 0.0141 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person | 0.0207 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0224 kg per person | 0.0207 kg per person | 0.0246 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0243 kg per person | 0.0235 kg per person | 0.0247 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0243 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.034 kg per person | 0.026 kg per person | 0.0465 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0447 kg per person | 0.0412 kg per person | 0.0481 kg per person | 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone was 0.0412 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0481 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 114th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.