Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0118 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0118 kg per person.
That represents a change of 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 volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.014 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 kg per person, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 79th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises (N) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0051 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.005 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.005 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.005 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.005 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0052 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0053 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0054 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0056 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0057 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0059 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.006 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0061 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0062 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0065 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0053 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.006 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 kg per person | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0128 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0137 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.014 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0134 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.012 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0124 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.012 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 kg per person | -0.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0118 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0379 kg per person, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0118 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 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 volatilises (N) 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% | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.8% | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0119 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 kg per person | 0.005 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.0062 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0066 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 kg per person | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person | 0.0119 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0131 kg per person | 0.012 kg per person | 0.014 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 kg per person | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.0121 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 and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Sierra Leone was 0.0118 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.