Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.2303 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.2303 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.6089 kg/ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1705 kg/ha, in 2006.
Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6036 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.6033 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5961 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6026 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6089 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6085 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5886 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5755 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5755 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5817 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5693 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5632 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5694 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5634 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5694 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5636 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5637 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5469 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5363 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5311 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5261 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5008 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4823 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4865 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4466 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4413 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4533 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4572 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4526 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.448 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4433 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4553 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4471 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.429 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4337 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4501 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4414 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4114 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.386 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4327 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3717 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2955 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2453 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2308 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2358 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1705 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2251 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2162 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2141 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1995 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1994 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2215 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2188 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2121 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1789 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.177 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1808 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1803 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1876 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1975 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2883 kg/ha | +46.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2303 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2303 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.2303 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0924 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.2303 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0895 kg/ha, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +46.0% | 0.1975 kg/ha | 0.2883 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +32.0% | 0.1705 kg/ha | 0.2251 kg/ha |
| 2006 | -27.7% | 0.2358 kg/ha | 0.1705 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5958 kg/ha | 0.5755 kg/ha | 0.6089 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5627 kg/ha | 0.5363 kg/ha | 0.5817 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4778 kg/ha | 0.4413 kg/ha | 0.5311 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4345 kg/ha | 0.386 kg/ha | 0.4553 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2638 kg/ha | 0.1705 kg/ha | 0.4327 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1956 kg/ha | 0.177 kg/ha | 0.2215 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2366 kg/ha | 0.1975 kg/ha | 0.2883 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Sierra Leone was 0.2303 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6089 kg/ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1705 kg/ha in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Sierra Leone ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).