How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

Sierra Leone ranks 75th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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.

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone

Name: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sierra Leone: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0082 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0082 kg per person

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

75th

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0088 kg per person

in 2013

All-time low

0.0019 kg per person

in 2001

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0082 kg per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0088 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 kg per person, in 2001.

That places Sierra Leone 75th out of 159 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0045 kg per person	—
1962	0.0045 kg per person	-1.0%
1963	0.0044 kg per person	-1.0%
1964	0.0044 kg per person	-0.4%
1965	0.0044 kg per person	+0.1%
1966	0.0044 kg per person	+0.7%
1967	0.0045 kg per person	+1.2%
1968	0.0045 kg per person	+1.7%
1969	0.0046 kg per person	+1.6%
1970	0.0047 kg per person	+2.0%
1971	0.0048 kg per person	+1.3%
1972	0.0049 kg per person	+1.8%
1973	0.0049 kg per person	+1.6%
1974	0.005 kg per person	+1.5%
1975	0.0051 kg per person	+1.9%
1976	0.0052 kg per person	+1.8%
1977	0.0053 kg per person	+1.6%
1978	0.0054 kg per person	+1.4%
1979	0.0055 kg per person	+2.5%
1980	0.0056 kg per person	+2.6%
1981	0.0058 kg per person	+3.5%
1982	0.0061 kg per person	+4.2%
1983	0.0063 kg per person	+4.4%
1984	0.0058 kg per person	-8.3%
1985	0.0057 kg per person	-2.2%
1986	0.0052 kg per person	-8.9%
1987	0.005 kg per person	-2.6%
1988	0.0046 kg per person	-8.2%
1989	0.0046 kg per person	-1.2%
1990	0.0045 kg per person	-2.6%
1991	0.0045 kg per person	+0.1%
1992	0.0048 kg per person	+7.0%
1993	0.005 kg per person	+5.0%
1994	0.0052 kg per person	+3.9%
1995	0.005 kg per person	-4.9%
1996	0.0041 kg per person	-17.1%
1997	0.0032 kg per person	-21.0%
1998	0.0032 kg per person	-1.0%
1999	0.0032 kg per person	-0.5%
2000	0.0031 kg per person	-2.4%
2001	0.0019 kg per person	-38.1%
2002	0.0022 kg per person	+13.3%
2003	0.0025 kg per person	+15.2%
2004	0.0029 kg per person	+16.0%
2005	0.0034 kg per person	+16.8%
2006	0.004 kg per person	+17.4%
2007	0.0047 kg per person	+17.4%
2008	0.0055 kg per person	+17.0%
2009	0.0071 kg per person	+28.3%
2010	0.0076 kg per person	+7.0%
2011	0.0081 kg per person	+7.2%
2012	0.0087 kg per person	+7.2%
2013	0.0088 kg per person	+0.6%
2014	0.0087 kg per person	-0.8%
2015	0.0085 kg per person	-1.8%
2016	0.0083 kg per person	-2.2%
2017	0.0081 kg per person	-2.4%
2018	0.0085 kg per person	+4.1%
2019	0.0081 kg per person	-4.9%
2020	0.0081 kg per person	+0.0%
2021	0.0081 kg per person	+0.5%
2022	0.0082 kg per person	+1.0%
2023	0.0082 kg per person	+0.2%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

Sierra Leone's 0.0082 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0119 kg per person, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Sierra Leone's 0.0082 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0087 kg per person, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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%	0.0031 kg per person	0.0019 kg per person
2009	+28.3%	0.0055 kg per person	0.0071 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0045 kg per person	0.0044 kg per person	0.0046 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0051 kg per person	0.0047 kg per person	0.0055 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0055 kg per person	0.0046 kg per person	0.0063 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0043 kg per person	0.0032 kg per person	0.0052 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0037 kg per person	0.0019 kg per person	0.0071 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0083 kg per person	0.0076 kg per person	0.0088 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0081 kg per person	0.0081 kg per person	0.0082 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

72 Nepal 0.0103 kg per person compare
73 Poland 0.0095 kg per person compare
74 Cameroon 0.0087 kg per person compare
76 Luxembourg 0.008 kg per person compare
77 Bhutan 0.0073 kg per person compare
78 Uganda 0.0071 kg per person compare

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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)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?: Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0082 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.0088 kg per person in 2013.
What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 kg per person in 2001.
How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Sierra Leone ranks 75th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 October 2026

Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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.