Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -2.63 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone stood at -2.63 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone peaked at -1.37 kg/ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, -3.69 kg/ha, in 2021.
That places Sierra Leone 178th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | -2.81 kg/ha | -3.06 kg/ha | -2.45 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.9 kg/ha | -3.57 kg/ha | -2.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.62 kg/ha | -3.27 kg/ha | -1.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.2 kg/ha | -2.94 kg/ha | -1.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -2 kg/ha | -2.54 kg/ha | -1.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.39 kg/ha | -3.09 kg/ha | -1.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.69 kg/ha | -3.69 kg/ha | -1.86 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone was -2.63 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -1.37 kg/ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.69 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 178th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).