Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0055 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per 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 volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone is 0.0055 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0058 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.003 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0029 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.003 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.003 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0031 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0037 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0039 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0038 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0035 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0034 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.003 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.003 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 0.005 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 kg per person | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0055 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0079 kg per person, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0055 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0058 kg per person, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.3% | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0047 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 kg per person | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 0.0047 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.005 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.0055 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone was 0.0055 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 75th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.