Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.59 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 1.59 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.07 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4908 kg per person, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 65th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5208 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5188 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5164 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5198 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5226 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.525 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5386 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5457 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5524 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5642 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.57 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.581 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5913 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.601 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6102 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6191 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6272 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6391 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6314 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6235 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6155 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6074 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5989 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5902 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5814 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5714 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5601 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5529 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5463 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5319 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5324 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5696 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5983 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6219 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6461 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6609 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6701 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.681 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6948 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6782 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4908 kg per person | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 0.556 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6406 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7432 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8681 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 1.02 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 1.4 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 1.81 kg per person | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 1.94 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 2.07 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 2.05 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.96 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.93 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.87 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.65 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.68 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.65 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.62 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.59 kg per person | -1.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.59 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.97 kg per person, 27% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.59 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.03 kg per person, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 | -27.6% | 0.6782 kg per person | 0.4908 kg per person |
| 2009 | +29.2% | 1.4 kg per person | 1.81 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5289 kg per person | 0.5164 kg per person | 0.5524 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6034 kg per person | 0.5642 kg per person | 0.6391 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5848 kg per person | 0.5463 kg per person | 0.6235 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6207 kg per person | 0.5319 kg per person | 0.6948 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9401 kg per person | 0.4908 kg per person | 1.81 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 kg per person | 1.65 kg per person | 2.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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- 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 goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 1.59 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4908 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 65th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.