Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 0.8947 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone is 0.8947 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.06 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2451 kg per person, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 80th 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3859 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.383 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.38 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.38 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3811 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3833 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.39 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.396 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4016 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4098 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4148 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4224 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4295 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4363 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4439 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4512 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4579 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4653 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4699 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.475 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4828 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.493 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5043 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4747 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4655 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4364 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.426 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4025 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3977 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3872 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3876 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4148 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4356 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4528 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4468 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4077 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.366 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3676 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3709 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.362 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2451 kg per person | -32.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2777 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3199 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3711 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4336 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5089 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5974 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6992 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9007 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9642 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9853 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9095 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9407 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9205 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9143 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9063 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9024 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8947 kg per person | -0.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.8947 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.6 kg per person, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.8947 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 kg per person, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 | -32.3% | 0.362 kg per person | 0.2451 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.8% | 0.6992 kg per person | 0.9007 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3868 kg per person | 0.38 kg per person | 0.4016 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4401 kg per person | 0.4098 kg per person | 0.4699 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4558 kg per person | 0.3977 kg per person | 0.5043 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4037 kg per person | 0.366 kg per person | 0.4528 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4716 kg per person | 0.2451 kg per person | 0.9007 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9896 kg per person | 0.9095 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9044 kg per person | 0.8947 kg per person | 0.9143 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Sierra Leone was 0.8947 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2451 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 80th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.