Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0178 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0178 kg per person.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.021 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 kg per person, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 79th out of 165 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0076 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0076 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0075 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0075 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0076 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0077 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0078 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0081 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0082 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0083 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0086 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0088 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0089 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.009 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0092 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0097 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0099 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0094 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0086 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0084 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.008 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0076 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0089 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0088 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0081 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 kg per person | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0086 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0179 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0192 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0206 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.021 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0205 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0201 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0196 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0187 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0183 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0182 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.018 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0179 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0178 kg per person | -0.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0178 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0568 kg per person, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0178 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0392 kg per person, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 | -32.2% | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0049 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.8% | 0.0139 kg per person | 0.0179 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0087 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0093 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0099 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0073 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 kg per person | 0.0049 kg per person | 0.0179 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0197 kg per person | 0.0181 kg per person | 0.021 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.018 kg per person | 0.0178 kg per person | 0.0182 kg per person | 4 |
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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 and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone was 0.0178 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.021 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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.
About this data
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.