Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 48.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone is 48.74 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 48.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.4 kg per square kilometre, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.4 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 27.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.6 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 30.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 36.17 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 38.37 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 38.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 39.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 41.65 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 41.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 41.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 43.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 43.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 44.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 45.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 46.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 46.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.92 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 48.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 48.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 48.74 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 48.74 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per square kilometre, 42.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 48.74 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5763 kg per square kilometre, 84.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.08 kg per square kilometre | 27.4 kg per square kilometre | 41.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.56 kg per square kilometre | 41.65 kg per square kilometre | 46.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.08 kg per square kilometre | 46.26 kg per square kilometre | 47.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.47 kg per square kilometre | 48.22 kg per square kilometre | 48.74 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 horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone was 48.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 48.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4 kg per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Horses — 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
Horses — 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.
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.