Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0273 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0273 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0292 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 kg per person, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 75th of 159 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.015 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0148 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0147 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0146 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0146 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0147 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0149 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0152 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0154 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0157 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0159 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0162 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0165 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0167 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.017 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0176 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0179 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0183 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0188 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0194 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0203 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0212 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0194 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.019 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0173 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0168 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0154 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0153 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0149 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0159 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0167 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0165 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0107 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0107 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0104 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0097 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0134 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0157 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0184 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0236 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0252 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.027 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.029 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0292 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.029 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0278 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0271 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0283 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0269 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0269 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.027 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0273 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0273 kg per person | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0273 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0395 kg per person, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0273 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.029 kg per person, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita 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 | -38.1% | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.0064 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.3% | 0.0184 kg per person | 0.0236 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0149 kg per person | 0.0146 kg per person | 0.0154 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0169 kg per person | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 kg per person | 0.0153 kg per person | 0.0212 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 kg per person | 0.0107 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0236 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0278 kg per person | 0.0252 kg per person | 0.0292 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0271 kg per person | 0.0269 kg per person | 0.0273 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0273 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0292 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 75th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.