Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) was 8.57 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 8.57 million kg for poultry birds — manure left on pasture in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.44 million kg in 2021 and was at its lowest, 680,028 kg, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 719,121 kg | — |
| 1962 | 755,575 kg | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 810,918 kg | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 846,201 kg | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 920,279 kg | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 936,164 kg | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.03 million kg | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 1.06 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.08 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.09 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.11 million kg | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.14 million kg | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.16 million kg | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.18 million kg | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.21 million kg | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million kg | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 1.31 million kg | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.38 million kg | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 1.45 million kg | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.51 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.58 million kg | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.68 million kg | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.62 million kg | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.60 million kg | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.68 million kg | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.82 million kg | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 2.04 million kg | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 2.04 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.12 million kg | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 2.23 million kg | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.20 million kg | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.23 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.23 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.23 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.23 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.23 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.23 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.23 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.20 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.50 million kg | -31.8% |
| 2001 | 680,028 kg | -54.8% |
| 2002 | 776,811 kg | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 906,448 kg | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million kg | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million kg | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 1.78 million kg | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 2.22 million kg | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 2.77 million kg | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 3.62 million kg | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 3.98 million kg | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 4.38 million kg | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 4.74 million kg | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.06 million kg | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 5.44 million kg | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 5.07 million kg | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 5.07 million kg | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.72 million kg | +52.3% |
| 2018 | 8.02 million kg | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 8.36 million kg | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 8.97 million kg | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 9.44 million kg | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 9.20 million kg | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.57 million kg | -6.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 8.57 million kg is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.62 million kg, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 8.57 million kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.36 million kg, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -54.8% | 1.50 million kg | 680,028 kg |
| 2017 | +52.3% | 5.07 million kg | 7.72 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 906,216 kg | 719,121 kg | 1.08 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.23 million kg | 1.09 million kg | 1.45 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.77 million kg | 1.51 million kg | 2.12 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 million kg | 2.20 million kg | 2.23 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million kg | 680,028 kg | 3.62 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.78 million kg | 3.98 million kg | 8.36 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.04 million kg | 8.57 million kg | 9.44 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 56 Azerbaijan 11.08 million kg compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 10.28 million kg compare
- 58 Guatemala 8.57 million kg compare
- 60 Qatar 8.34 million kg compare
- 61 Mozambique 8.31 million kg compare
- 62 Uruguay 7.72 million kg 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 poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Sierra Leone?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture in Sierra Leone was 8.57 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.44 million kg in 2021.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 680,028 kg in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture?
- Sierra Leone ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).