Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency was 335.34 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 335.34 % for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,033 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 219.38 %, in 1995.
That places Sierra Leone 13th 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 potassium use efficiency in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 422.19 % | — |
| 1962 | 417.04 % | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 392.4 % | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 388.47 % | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 371.58 % | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 380.14 % | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 367.24 % | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 335.21 % | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 350.28 % | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 345.09 % | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 379.22 % | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 348.05 % | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 287.48 % | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 365.84 % | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 323.07 % | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 324.78 % | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 321.63 % | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 339.46 % | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 286.73 % | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 288.39 % | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 243.72 % | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 338.73 % | +39.0% |
| 1983 | 294.44 % | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 318.45 % | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 290.03 % | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 272.82 % | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 365.27 % | +33.9% |
| 1988 | 362.04 % | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 350.82 % | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 334.04 % | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 349.99 % | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 272.66 % | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 223.69 % | -18.0% |
| 1994 | 231.15 % | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 219.38 % | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 242.62 % | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 269.55 % | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 344.36 % | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 331.92 % | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 317.43 % | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 499.32 % | +57.3% |
| 2002 | 604.06 % | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 1,033 % | +71.0% |
| 2004 | 817.59 % | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 652.15 % | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 696.03 % | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 601.18 % | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 577.98 % | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 594.29 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 651.42 % | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 633.23 % | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 408.28 % | -35.5% |
| 2013 | 578.25 % | +41.6% |
| 2014 | 580.42 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 505.69 % | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 453.75 % | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 261.28 % | -42.4% |
| 2018 | 317.43 % | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 240.91 % | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 282.86 % | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 380.97 % | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 321.42 % | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 335.34 % | +4.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 335.34 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 155.83 %, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 335.34 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 153.13 %, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 380.51 % | 335.21 % | 422.19 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 332.14 % | 286.73 % | 379.22 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 312.47 % | 243.72 % | 365.27 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 281.93 % | 219.38 % | 349.99 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 639.31 % | 317.43 % | 1,033 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 463.07 % | 240.91 % | 651.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 330.15 % | 282.86 % | 380.97 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 141.99 % compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 371.23 % compare
- 11 Rwanda 358.51 % compare
- 11 Polynesia 131.03 % compare
- 12 Guinea 341.82 % compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 127.04 % compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 97.28 % compare
- 14 Mozambique 305.87 % compare
- 15 Benin 301.26 % compare
- 16 Guyana 281.38 % compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 65.87 % 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 potassium use efficiency in Sierra Leone?
- Nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency in Sierra Leone was 335.34 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,033 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 219.38 % in 1995.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland potassium use efficiency rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. 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 potassium 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 (%).