Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0295 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0295 kg per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
113th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.1098 kg per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.0221 kg per person
in 1999
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0295 kg per person.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1098 kg per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0221 kg per person, in 1999.

Sierra Leone ranks 113th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.0601 kg per person
1962 0.0605 kg per person +0.6%
1963 0.0633 kg per person +4.6%
1964 0.0622 kg per person -1.7%
1965 0.0559 kg per person -10.1%
1966 0.0473 kg per person -15.4%
1967 0.0464 kg per person -1.9%
1968 0.05 kg per person +7.8%
1969 0.0451 kg per person -9.8%
1970 0.0455 kg per person +0.8%
1971 0.0436 kg per person -4.1%
1972 0.0428 kg per person -1.8%
1973 0.0425 kg per person -0.6%
1974 0.0432 kg per person +1.7%
1975 0.0427 kg per person -1.2%
1976 0.0514 kg per person +20.3%
1977 0.0516 kg per person +0.5%
1978 0.0506 kg per person -1.9%
1979 0.045 kg per person -11.1%
1980 0.0441 kg per person -2.0%
1981 0.0477 kg per person +8.1%
1982 0.0502 kg per person +5.2%
1983 0.0491 kg per person -2.1%
1984 0.0448 kg per person -8.9%
1985 0.0438 kg per person -2.2%
1986 0.0329 kg per person -24.8%
1987 0.0335 kg per person +2.0%
1988 0.0323 kg per person -3.6%
1989 0.0315 kg per person -2.5%
1990 0.0332 kg per person +5.3%
1991 0.0314 kg per person -5.6%
1992 0.0303 kg per person -3.4%
1993 0.029 kg per person -4.2%
1994 0.0251 kg per person -13.6%
1995 0.0231 kg per person -7.9%
1996 0.0249 kg per person +7.6%
1997 0.0264 kg per person +6.2%
1998 0.0228 kg per person -13.7%
1999 0.0221 kg per person -3.1%
2000 0.0242 kg per person +9.4%
2001 0.0246 kg per person +1.9%
2002 0.0311 kg per person +26.2%
2003 0.0362 kg per person +16.5%
2004 0.0708 kg per person +95.6%
2005 0.0836 kg per person +18.2%
2006 0.1098 kg per person +31.3%
2007 0.0496 kg per person -54.8%
2008 0.0498 kg per person +0.5%
2009 0.059 kg per person +18.3%
2010 0.0856 kg per person +45.2%
2011 0.084 kg per person -1.9%
2012 0.0561 kg per person -33.2%
2013 0.0564 kg per person +0.5%
2014 0.0438 kg per person -22.4%
2015 0.0461 kg per person +5.3%
2016 0.0351 kg per person -23.8%
2017 0.0287 kg per person -18.4%
2018 0.0287 kg per person +0.0%
2019 0.0437 kg per person +52.4%
2020 0.0337 kg per person -22.8%
2021 0.0247 kg per person -26.8%
2022 0.0293 kg per person +18.6%
2023 0.0295 kg per person +0.8%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.0295 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1434 kg per person, 21% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.0295 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4616 kg per person, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +95.6% 0.0362 kg per person 0.0708 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0545 kg per person 0.0451 kg per person 0.0633 kg per person 9
1970s 0.0459 kg per person 0.0425 kg per person 0.0516 kg per person 10
1980s 0.041 kg per person 0.0315 kg per person 0.0502 kg per person 10
1990s 0.0268 kg per person 0.0221 kg per person 0.0332 kg per person 10
2000s 0.0539 kg per person 0.0242 kg per person 0.1098 kg per person 10
2010s 0.0508 kg per person 0.0287 kg per person 0.0856 kg per person 10
2020s 0.0293 kg per person 0.0247 kg per person 0.0337 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 110 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0365 kg per person compare
  2. 111 Montenegro 0.0361 kg per person compare
  3. 112 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0326 kg per person compare
  4. 114 Dominica 0.029 kg per person compare
  5. 115 Congo 0.0246 kg per person compare
  6. 116 Morocco 0.0213 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone?
Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0295 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.1098 kg per person in 2006.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0221 kg per person in 1999.
How does Sierra Leone rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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.

Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
148 places, 8,124 data points, 1961–2023
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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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.