Goats: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Goats: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 1.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sierra Leone is 1.12 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.13 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0998 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 54th 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: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0998 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.101 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1023 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1047 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1072 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1097 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1147 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1185 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1222 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1272 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1309 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1359 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1409 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1459 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1509 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1559 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1609 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1671 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1683 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1696 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1708 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1721 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1733 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1746 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1758 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1771 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1783 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1808 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1832 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1856 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1879 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1973 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2068 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2157 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2245 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2307 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2369 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2432 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2494 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2494 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1915 kg per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2298 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2757 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3309 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.397 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4764 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5717 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6861 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9103 kg per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.12 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.34 kg per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.12 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.58 kg per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure applied to soils … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +32.7% | 0.6861 kg per square kilometre | 0.9103 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1089 kg per square kilometre | 0.0998 kg per square kilometre | 0.1222 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1484 kg per square kilometre | 0.1272 kg per square kilometre | 0.1683 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | 0.1696 kg per square kilometre | 0.1832 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2178 kg per square kilometre | 0.1856 kg per square kilometre | 0.2494 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4319 kg per square kilometre | 0.1915 kg per square kilometre | 0.9103 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 1 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.25 kg per square kilometre compare
- 52 Seychelles 1.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 53 Morocco 1.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 55 Saint Lucia 1.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 56 Spain 0.9907 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Mauritius 0.9868 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 goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sierra Leone?
- Goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Sierra Leone was 1.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0998 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Sierra Leone ranks 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 — 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
Goats — 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.
Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — 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
Goats — 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.