Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1236 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1979.
Sierra Leone ranks 155th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | +67.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +63.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -88.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | +261.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +103.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1986 | 0.017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +94.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1991 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0176 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0221 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0266 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0357 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0402 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0447 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0492 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0538 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0583 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0628 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1236 1000 USD per square kilometre | +96.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0296 1000 USD per square kilometre | -76.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0374 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +261.2% | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0217 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0402 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0548 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0296 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1236 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 152 Djibouti 0.0549 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 153 Saudi Arabia 0.0501 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 154 Iceland 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 156 Suriname 0.0428 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 157 Bhutan 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 158 Angola 0.0349 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8252 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1236 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 155th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.