Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0879 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sierra Leone is 0.0879 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1915 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0024 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.014 kg per person | +488.8% |
| 1968 | 0.023 kg per person | +63.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1274 kg per person | +454.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1272 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0704 kg per person | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0565 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0628 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0505 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1328 kg per person | +162.8% |
| 1976 | 0.052 kg per person | -60.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0638 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0527 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.113 kg per person | +114.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0704 kg per person | -37.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1128 kg per person | +60.1% |
| 1982 | 0.017 kg per person | -84.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0344 kg per person | +102.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0421 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1319 kg per person | +213.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1448 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 kg per person | -89.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0174 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0651 kg per person | +274.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0429 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0141 kg per person | -67.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0432 kg per person | +205.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0722 kg per person | +67.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0719 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0718 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0714 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0705 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.007 kg per person | -90.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0021 kg per person | -70.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 kg per person | +62.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 kg per person | +88.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1915 kg per person | +2894.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0223 kg per person | -88.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0346 kg per person | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.021 kg per person | -39.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0415 kg per person | +97.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 kg per person | -60.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0682 kg per person | +317.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0245 kg per person | -64.1% |
| 2011 | 0.023 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0708 kg per person | +208.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0849 kg per person | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0143 kg per person | -83.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 kg per person | -49.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0503 kg per person | +599.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1197 kg per person | +138.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0984 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0962 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.094 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0919 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0898 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0879 kg per person | -2.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0879 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.209 kg per person, 42% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0879 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2894.8% | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.1915 kg per person |
| 2016 | +599.4% | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0503 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0185 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1274 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0782 kg per person | 0.0505 kg per person | 0.1328 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0652 kg per person | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.1448 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0467 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0722 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0434 kg per person | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.1915 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0589 kg per person | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.1197 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0909 kg per person | 0.0879 kg per person | 0.094 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sierra Leone?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sierra Leone was 0.0879 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1915 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Sierra Leone ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.