Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 1.41 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone is 1.41 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.5 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3312 kg per person, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 73rd 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 left on pasture (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7706 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7632 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7553 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.752 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7529 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7579 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7669 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7797 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7917 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8074 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8183 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8328 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8465 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8593 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8755 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8911 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9055 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9183 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9411 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.966 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9998 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.04 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.09 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9979 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9761 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.889 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8655 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7943 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7847 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7641 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7651 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8189 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8597 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8936 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8498 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7048 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5566 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5511 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5483 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5352 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3312 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3751 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4322 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5014 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5857 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6875 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8071 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9447 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 1.21 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.39 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.49 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.49 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.46 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.43 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.45 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.38 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.38 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.39 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.41 kg per person | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.41 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8 kg per person, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.41 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.49 kg per person, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.5352 kg per person | 0.3312 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.3% | 0.9447 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7656 kg per person | 0.752 kg per person | 0.7917 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8696 kg per person | 0.8074 kg per person | 0.9411 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9403 kg per person | 0.7847 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7312 kg per person | 0.5483 kg per person | 0.8936 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6412 kg per person | 0.3312 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 kg per person | 1.3 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 1.41 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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 1.41 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3312 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 73rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.