Sheep — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep — Losses from manure treated (N content) was 9,015 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Losses from manure treated in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 9,015 kg for sheep — losses from manure treated in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — losses from manure treated in Sierra Leone peaked at 9,015 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,177 kg, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 50th of 180 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,345 kg | — |
| 1962 | 1,354 kg | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 1,363 kg | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 1,381 kg | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 1,408 kg | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 1,444 kg | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 1,489 kg | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 1,542 kg | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 1,596 kg | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 1,659 kg | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 1,713 kg | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,776 kg | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1,838 kg | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 1,901 kg | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1,973 kg | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 2,045 kg | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 2,116 kg | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 2,188 kg | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 2,287 kg | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 2,394 kg | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 2,529 kg | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 2,690 kg | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 2,870 kg | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 2,690 kg | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 2,690 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,511 kg | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 2,511 kg | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,368 kg | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 2,398 kg | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2,430 kg | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 2,461 kg | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 2,585 kg | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2,707 kg | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2,825 kg | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 2,690 kg | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 2,242 kg | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 1,794 kg | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 1,794 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,794 kg | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,794 kg | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,177 kg | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 1,413 kg | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1,695 kg | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 2,034 kg | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 2,441 kg | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 2,930 kg | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 3,515 kg | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 4,219 kg | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 5,560 kg | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 6,116 kg | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 6,728 kg | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 7,401 kg | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 7,633 kg | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 7,757 kg | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 7,794 kg | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 7,802 kg | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,802 kg | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,319 kg | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 8,099 kg | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 8,290 kg | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8,523 kg | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 8,799 kg | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 9,015 kg | +2.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 9,015 kg is above the median for low income countries, which is 8,801 kg, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 9,015 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,160 kg, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Losses from manure treated (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 | -34.4% | 1,794 kg | 1,177 kg |
| 2009 | +31.8% | 4,219 kg | 5,560 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,436 kg | 1,345 kg | 1,596 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,950 kg | 1,659 kg | 2,287 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,565 kg | 2,368 kg | 2,870 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,332 kg | 1,794 kg | 2,825 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,678 kg | 1,177 kg | 5,560 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,545 kg | 6,116 kg | 8,319 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,657 kg | 8,290 kg | 9,015 kg | 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 — losses from manure treated in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — losses from manure treated in Sierra Leone was 9,015 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9,015 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — losses from manure treated recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,177 kg in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — losses from manure treated?
- Sierra Leone ranks 50th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).