Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Input — Cropland potassium per unit area was 3.31 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Sierra Leone stood at 3.31 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland potassium per unit area in Sierra Leone peaked at 4.57 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.8328 kg/ha, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.28 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.39 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 2.51 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 2.62 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 2.74 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 2.8 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.88 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 2.98 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 3.03 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 2.96 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 2.7 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 2.95 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 3.63 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1974 | 2.77 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1975 | 3.26 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 3.21 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 3.33 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 3.13 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 3.54 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 3.5 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 4.17 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 3.15 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 1983 | 3.54 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 3.35 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 3.42 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.84 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1987 | 2.83 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 1988 | 2.9 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.07 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 3.37 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 3.23 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 3.63 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 4.49 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 4.57 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.56 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.41 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 4.26 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.02 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 1999 | 2.71 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 2.69 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.49 kg/ha | -44.5% |
| 2002 | 1.13 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8328 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9932 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 1.09 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.49 kg/ha | +41.5% |
| 2008 | 1.53 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.77 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 1.71 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.77 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.14 kg/ha | +77.5% |
| 2013 | 2.17 kg/ha | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 2.04 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.13 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.35 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.56 kg/ha | +51.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 3.22 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.22 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.47 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 3.33 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 3.31 kg/ha | -0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 3.31 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.18 kg/ha, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 3.31 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.43 kg/ha, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland potassium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +77.5% | 1.77 kg/ha | 3.14 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.15 kg/ha | 2.7 kg/ha | 3.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.38 kg/ha | 2.83 kg/ha | 4.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.83 kg/ha | 2.71 kg/ha | 4.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 kg/ha | 0.8328 kg/ha | 2.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 3.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 kg/ha | 3.22 kg/ha | 3.47 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 potassium per unit area in Sierra Leone?
- Input — cropland potassium per unit area in Sierra Leone was 3.31 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest input — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8328 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for input — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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 potassium 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 (%).