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
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +95.6% | 0.0362 kg per person | 0.0708 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0365 kg per person compare
- 111 Montenegro 0.0361 kg per person compare
- 112 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0326 kg per person compare
- 114 Dominica 0.029 kg per person compare
- 115 Congo 0.0246 kg per person compare
- 116 Morocco 0.0213 kg per person 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 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 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
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.