Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.2813 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone stood at 0.2813 kg per person.
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 that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.3001 kg per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0662 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1541 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1526 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1511 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1504 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1506 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1516 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1534 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1559 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1583 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1615 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1637 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1666 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1693 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1719 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1751 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1782 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1811 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1837 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1882 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1932 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2084 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2176 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1996 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1952 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1778 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1731 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1589 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1569 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1528 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.153 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1638 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1719 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1787 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.17 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.141 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1113 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1102 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1097 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.107 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0662 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.075 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0864 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1003 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1171 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1375 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1614 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1889 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2424 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2595 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2781 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2982 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3001 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2978 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2924 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2859 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2791 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2907 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2765 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2766 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.278 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2807 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2813 kg per person | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.2813 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.559 kg per person, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.2813 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.298 kg per person, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture 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% | 0.107 kg per person | 0.0662 kg per person |
| 2009 | +28.3% | 0.1889 kg per person | 0.2424 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1531 kg per person | 0.1504 kg per person | 0.1583 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1739 kg per person | 0.1615 kg per person | 0.1882 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1881 kg per person | 0.1569 kg per person | 0.2176 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1462 kg per person | 0.1097 kg per person | 0.1787 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1282 kg per person | 0.0662 kg per person | 0.2424 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2858 kg per person | 0.2595 kg per person | 0.3001 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2791 kg per person | 0.2766 kg per person | 0.2813 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 volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Sierra Leone was 0.2813 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3001 kg per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0662 kg per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 73rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.