All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 418.22 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 418.22 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 491.08 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.61 kg per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 109.33 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 107.34 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 111.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 116.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 128.49 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 138.26 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 147.55 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 134.95 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 140.61 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 138.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 148.01 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 147.54 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 148.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 157.8 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 166.05 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 173.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 178.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 184.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 165.06 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 169.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 166.35 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 169.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 156.49 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 148.4 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 146.52 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 156.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 154.03 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 166.24 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 173.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 171.3 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 166.05 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 158.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 165.87 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 142.59 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 121.56 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 129.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 139.19 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 119.66 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 89.86 kg per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 73.61 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 117.58 kg per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 2002 | 164.59 kg per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 173.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 213.96 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 266.26 kg per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 328.63 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 189.68 kg per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 212.39 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 242.79 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 274.75 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 302.08 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 331.62 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 331.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 343.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 274.83 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 318.18 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 326.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 429.16 kg per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 283.92 kg per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2020 | 294.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 491.08 kg per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 2022 | 347.33 kg per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 418.22 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 418.22 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 107.1 kg per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 418.22 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.23 kg per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +67.0% | 294.14 kg per square kilometre | 491.08 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +59.7% | 73.61 kg per square kilometre | 117.58 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.01 kg per square kilometre | 107.34 kg per square kilometre | 147.55 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 160.87 kg per square kilometre | 138.79 kg per square kilometre | 184.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 160.68 kg per square kilometre | 146.52 kg per square kilometre | 173.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.35 kg per square kilometre | 89.86 kg per square kilometre | 171.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 198.29 kg per square kilometre | 73.61 kg per square kilometre | 328.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 321.61 kg per square kilometre | 274.75 kg per square kilometre | 429.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 387.69 kg per square kilometre | 294.14 kg per square kilometre | 491.08 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 34 Azerbaijan 494.58 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 El Salvador 463.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 Nigeria 459.85 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Indonesia 413.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 39 Benin 410.4 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 Brazil 387.35 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- All crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 418.22 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 491.08 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.61 kg per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Crops — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
All Crops — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.