Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 287.52 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
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 9th out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 325.51 % | — |
| 1962 | 343.82 % | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 325.41 % | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 335.44 % | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 269.01 % | -19.8% |
| 1966 | 281.87 % | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 259.98 % | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 226.74 % | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 233.68 % | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 198.36 % | -15.1% |
| 1971 | 305.15 % | +53.8% |
| 1972 | 292.85 % | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 211.65 % | -27.7% |
| 1974 | 298.43 % | +41.0% |
| 1975 | 211.98 % | -29.0% |
| 1976 | 308.19 % | +45.4% |
| 1977 | 318.77 % | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 330.89 % | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 210.13 % | -36.5% |
| 1980 | 253.05 % | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 190.31 % | -24.8% |
| 1982 | 358.94 % | +88.6% |
| 1983 | 285.54 % | -20.4% |
| 1984 | 307.84 % | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 183.59 % | -40.4% |
| 1986 | 212.12 % | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 311.39 % | +46.8% |
| 1988 | 330.83 % | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 299.65 % | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 288.62 % | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 320.77 % | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 264.26 % | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 207.63 % | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 199.94 % | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 181.72 % | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 197.1 % | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 212.19 % | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 282.89 % | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 254.7 % | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 220.25 % | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 375.32 % | +70.4% |
| 2002 | 270.6 % | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 523.85 % | +93.6% |
| 2004 | 553.95 % | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 562.38 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 722.32 % | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 451.49 % | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 462.26 % | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 474.61 % | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 512.44 % | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 526.44 % | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 464.54 % | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 454.27 % | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 492.21 % | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 390.35 % | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 339.62 % | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 187.06 % | -44.9% |
| 2018 | 232.96 % | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 219.43 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 235.79 % | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 346.37 % | +46.9% |
| 2022 | 281.42 % | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 287.52 % | +2.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 287.52 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 122.66 %, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 287.52 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Ghana 330.01 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 128.26 % compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 122.06 % compare
- 7 Vanuatu 327.96 % compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 95.5 % compare
- 10 Mali 264.14 % compare
- 11 Sri Lanka 262.14 % compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 234.59 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 85.5 % compare
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 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 9th out of 186 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
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 (%).