How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?

Sierra Leone ranks 28th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone

Name: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP was 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 13.7%

World rank

28th

of 158 countries

All-time high

0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1986

All-time low

0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2001

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2001.

Sierra Leone ranks 28th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1963	0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1964	0.005 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1965	0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1966	0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1967	0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1968	0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1969	0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1970	0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1971	0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1972	0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1973	0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1974	0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1975	0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1976	0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
1977	0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1978	0.003 kg per US$ of GDP	-25.6%
1979	0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1980	0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1981	0.003 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1982	0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1983	0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP	+38.9%
1984	0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1985	0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP	+26.9%
1986	0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP	+63.2%
1987	0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP	-25.7%
1988	0.003 kg per US$ of GDP	-41.0%
1989	0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1990	0.005 kg per US$ of GDP	+45.5%
1991	0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1992	0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
1993	0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1994	0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1995	0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1996	0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1997	0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1998	0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
1999	0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2000	0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2001	0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP	-75.2%
2002	0.001 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2003	0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2004	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
2005	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2006	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2007	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2008	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2009	0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP	+38.6%
2010	0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2011	0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2012	0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2013	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2014	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2015	0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2016	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2017	0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2018	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2019	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2020	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2021	0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2022	0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2023	0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP	+13.7%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

Sierra Leone's 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Sierra Leone's 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP	0.005 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.004 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

25 Libya 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP compare
26 Guinea 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP compare
27 New Zealand 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP compare
29 Morocco 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP compare
30 Benin 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP compare
31 Tunisia 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?: Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP in 2001.
How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?: Sierra Leone ranks 28th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit: kg per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 8,592 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 October 2026

Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.