Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.9656 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.9656 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.9982 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1857 kg/ha, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 193rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4931 kg/ha | 0.3504 kg/ha | 0.7494 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.667 kg/ha | 0.575 kg/ha | 0.8072 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7195 kg/ha | 0.6196 kg/ha | 0.8542 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7905 kg/ha | 0.6581 kg/ha | 0.884 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3271 kg/ha | 0.1857 kg/ha | 0.6011 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6299 kg/ha | 0.394 kg/ha | 0.9641 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9768 kg/ha | 0.9597 kg/ha | 0.9982 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 190 Syrian Arab Republic 1.25 kg/ha compare
- 191 Nigeria 1.18 kg/ha compare
- 192 Solomon Islands 1.02 kg/ha compare
- 194 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8875 kg/ha compare
- 195 Congo 0.8519 kg/ha compare
- 196 Guinea 0.7178 kg/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sierra Leone?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sierra Leone was 0.9656 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9982 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1857 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 193rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).