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 2.08 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 2.08 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.08 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2433 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 74th of 165 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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2433 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2455 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2477 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2521 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2574 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2638 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2735 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.283 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2925 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3042 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3137 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3253 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.337 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3487 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3614 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.374 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3866 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4005 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4123 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.425 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4406 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4591 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4795 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4616 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4628 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4449 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4462 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4334 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.439 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4447 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4505 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.473 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4956 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5171 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5115 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4699 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4283 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4345 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4407 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4407 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3171 kg per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3805 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4566 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5479 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6575 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7889 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9467 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.08 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.75 kg per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.08 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.79 kg per square kilometre, 75% 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 | -28.1% | 0.4407 kg per square kilometre | 0.3171 kg per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +32.3% | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.5 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2621 kg per square kilometre | 0.2433 kg per square kilometre | 0.2925 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3564 kg per square kilometre | 0.3042 kg per square kilometre | 0.4123 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4492 kg per square kilometre | 0.425 kg per square kilometre | 0.4795 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4666 kg per square kilometre | 0.4283 kg per square kilometre | 0.5171 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7175 kg per square kilometre | 0.3171 kg per square kilometre | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 71 Luxembourg 2.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 72 Denmark 2.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Niger 2.16 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Iceland 2.05 kg per square kilometre compare
- 76 Cameroon 1.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 77 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.66 kg per square kilometre 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 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 2.08 kg per square kilometre 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 2.08 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2433 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 74th 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 up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.