Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.41 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone is 1.41 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.33 kg/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.4003 kg/ha, in 2006.
That places Sierra Leone 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 1.26 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 1.3 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.66 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 1966 | 1.64 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.84 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 1.93 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 2.09 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 2.25 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 1.47 kg/ha | -34.7% |
| 1972 | 1.54 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 2.13 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 1974 | 1.56 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 1975 | 2.33 kg/ha | +49.7% |
| 1976 | 1.62 kg/ha | -30.6% |
| 1977 | 1.6 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.55 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 2.1 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1980 | 1.76 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1981 | 2.31 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 1982 | 1.26 kg/ha | -45.4% |
| 1983 | 1.49 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1984 | 1.44 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.07 kg/ha | +43.7% |
| 1986 | 2.01 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.27 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 1988 | 1.24 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.42 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 1.48 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.33 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 1.52 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 1.95 kg/ha | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 1.95 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.95 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.94 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.91 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.24 kg/ha | -35.0% |
| 1999 | 1.16 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 1.14 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6555 kg/ha | -42.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9099 kg/ha | +38.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4508 kg/ha | -50.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4287 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4614 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4003 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5905 kg/ha | +47.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5928 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6776 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6643 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6622 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8479 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8629 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7574 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8005 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8998 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.59 kg/ha | +76.4% |
| 2018 | 1.31 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 1.37 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.37 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.42 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.41 kg/ha | -1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.41 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.83 kg/ha, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.41 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.12 kg/ha, 45% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +76.4% | 0.8998 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 2.09 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.81 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 2.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.64 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 1.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.631 kg/ha | 0.4003 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9765 kg/ha | 0.6622 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha | 1.5 kg/ha | 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 input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone was 1.41 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 kg/ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4003 kg/ha in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).