Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.422 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.422 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4502 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0993 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2312 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2289 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2266 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2256 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2259 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2274 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2301 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2339 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2375 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2422 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2455 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2498 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2539 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2578 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2627 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2673 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2716 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2755 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2823 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2898 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2999 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3126 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3264 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2994 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2928 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2667 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2596 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2383 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2354 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2292 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2295 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2457 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2579 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2681 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2549 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2114 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.167 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1653 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1645 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1606 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0993 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1125 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1297 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1504 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1757 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2063 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2421 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2834 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3636 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3892 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4171 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4474 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4502 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4467 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4385 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4288 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4187 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4361 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4148 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4149 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.417 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.421 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.422 kg per person | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.422 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8386 kg per person, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.422 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.447 kg per person, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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% | 0.1606 kg per person | 0.0993 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.3% | 0.2834 kg per person | 0.3636 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2297 kg per person | 0.2256 kg per person | 0.2375 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2609 kg per person | 0.2422 kg per person | 0.2823 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2821 kg per person | 0.2354 kg per person | 0.3264 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2194 kg per person | 0.1645 kg per person | 0.2681 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1924 kg per person | 0.0993 kg per person | 0.3636 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4288 kg per person | 0.3892 kg per person | 0.4502 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4187 kg per person | 0.4149 kg per person | 0.422 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.422 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4502 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0993 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 73rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 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.