Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.42 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 1.42 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.52 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3345 kg per person, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 77th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7784 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7709 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7629 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7595 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7605 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7656 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7746 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7875 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7997 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8156 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8265 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8412 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.855 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.868 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8843 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9001 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9146 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9275 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9506 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9757 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.01 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.05 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.1 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.01 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9859 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.898 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8742 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8023 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7926 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7719 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7728 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8271 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8684 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9026 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8584 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7119 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5622 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5567 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5538 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5406 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3345 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3789 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4366 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5065 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5916 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6945 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8153 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9542 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 1.22 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 1.31 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.52 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.48 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.44 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.41 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.47 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.42 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.42 kg per person | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.42 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.91 kg per person, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.42 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 | -38.1% | 0.5406 kg per person | 0.3345 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.3% | 0.9542 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7733 kg per person | 0.7595 kg per person | 0.7997 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8784 kg per person | 0.8156 kg per person | 0.9506 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9498 kg per person | 0.7926 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7386 kg per person | 0.5538 kg per person | 0.9026 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6477 kg per person | 0.3345 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 kg per person | 1.4 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 1.42 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3345 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 77th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.