Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 64.4 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
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 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.59 % | — |
| 1962 | 63.73 % | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 63.82 % | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 67.17 % | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 64.75 % | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 65.81 % | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 63.78 % | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 62.69 % | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 66.22 % | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 60.81 % | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 60.92 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 63.31 % | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 63.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 63.08 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 62.91 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 64.3 % | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 64.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 64.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 57.37 % | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 59.43 % | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 57.36 % | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 64.42 % | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 64.03 % | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 71.42 % | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 60.87 % | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 66.03 % | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 65.92 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 64.56 % | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 63.22 % | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 65.09 % | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 66.37 % | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 62.94 % | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 60.35 % | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 60.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 59.75 % | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 61.36 % | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 59.06 % | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 49.7 % | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 50.05 % | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 51.95 % | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 51.01 % | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 43.15 % | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 54.94 % | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 52.27 % | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 50.46 % | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 56.47 % | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 60.07 % | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 62.23 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 65.04 % | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 77.41 % | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 78.21 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 72.91 % | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 77.95 % | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 74.56 % | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 69.5 % | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 64.46 % | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 54.97 % | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 47.69 % | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 57.04 % | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 62.63 % | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 77.74 % | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 69.79 % | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 64.4 % | -7.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 64.4 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 64.4 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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 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 58th out of 186 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
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 (%).