Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 64.4 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
64.4 %
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
69th
of 201 countries
All-time high
78.21 %
in 2011
All-time low
43.15 %
in 2002
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sierra Leone stood at 64.4 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sierra Leone peaked at 78.21 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.15 %, in 2002.

That places Sierra Leone 69th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.84 % 56.59 % 67.17 % 9
1970s 62.44 % 57.37 % 64.3 % 10
1980s 63.73 % 57.36 % 71.42 % 10
1990s 59.5 % 49.7 % 66.37 % 10
2000s 54.76 % 43.15 % 65.04 % 10
2010s 67.47 % 47.69 % 78.21 % 10
2020s 68.64 % 62.63 % 77.74 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sierra Leone?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sierra Leone was 64.4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 78.21 % in 2011.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 43.15 % in 2002.
How does Sierra Leone rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
Sierra Leone ranks 69th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).