Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled (gaps) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled (gaps) was 872 t in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Sierra Leone, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 872 t for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sierra Leone peaked at 2,160 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2002.
Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled (gaps) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 160 t | — |
| 1962 | 160 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 200 t | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 500 t | +150.0% |
| 1966 | 1,741 t | +248.2% |
| 1967 | 558 t | -67.9% |
| 1968 | 800 t | +43.4% |
| 1969 | 1,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 1,212 t | +21.2% |
| 1971 | 435 t | -64.1% |
| 1972 | 513 t | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 1,128 t | +119.9% |
| 1974 | 495 t | -56.1% |
| 1975 | 1,326 t | +167.9% |
| 1976 | 525 t | -60.4% |
| 1977 | 491 t | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 733 t | +49.3% |
| 1979 | 1,918 t | +161.7% |
| 1980 | 477 t | -75.1% |
| 1981 | 1,329 t | +178.6% |
| 1982 | 84 t | -93.7% |
| 1983 | 396 t | +371.4% |
| 1984 | 400 t | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1,400 t | +250.0% |
| 1986 | 1,300 t | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 200 t | -84.6% |
| 1988 | 150 t | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 405 t | +170.0% |
| 1990 | 400 t | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 200 t | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 600 t | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 t | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 t | -90.0% |
| 1999 | 30 t | -70.0% |
| 2000 | 50 t | +66.7% |
| 2001 | 100 t | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 140 t | — |
| 2004 | 126 t | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 130 t | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 93 t | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 221 t | +137.6% |
| 2008 | 148 t | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 281 t | +89.9% |
| 2010 | 287 t | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 227 t | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 532 t | +134.4% |
| 2013 | 668 t | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 29 t | -95.7% |
| 2015 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 774 t | — |
| 2017 | 2,160 t | +179.1% |
| 2018 | 872 t | -59.6% |
| 2019 | 872 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 872 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 872 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 872 t | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 872 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 5,028 t, 17% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 872 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,000 t, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 591 t | 160 t | 1,741 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 877.6 t | 435 t | 1,918 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 614.1 t | 84 t | 1,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 633 t | 30 t | 1,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.9 t | 0 t | 281 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 642.1 t | 0 t | 2,160 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 872 t | 872 t | 872 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2494 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 30.48 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sierra Leone?
- Nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Sierra Leone was 872 t in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2,160 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Sierra Leone ranks 163rd out of 217 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity with 117 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.