Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 287.52 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
287.52 %
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
10th
of 201 countries
All-time high
722.32 %
in 2006
All-time low
181.72 %
in 1995
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 287.52 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sierra Leone peaked at 722.32 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 181.72 %, in 1995.

That places Sierra Leone 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 289.05 % 226.74 % 343.82 % 9
1970s 268.64 % 198.36 % 330.89 % 10
1980s 273.33 % 183.59 % 358.94 % 10
1990s 240.98 % 181.72 % 320.77 % 10
2000s 461.7 % 220.25 % 722.32 % 10
2010s 381.93 % 187.06 % 526.44 % 10
2020s 287.77 % 235.79 % 346.37 % 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 7 Ghana 330.01 % compare
  2. 8 Vanuatu 327.96 % compare
  3. 9 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
  4. 11 Mali 264.14 % compare
  5. 12 Sri Lanka 262.14 % compare
  6. 13 Equatorial Guinea 234.59 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sierra Leone?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sierra Leone was 287.52 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 722.32 % in 2006.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 181.72 % in 1995.
How does Sierra Leone rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Sierra Leone ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).