Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0293 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
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0293 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 0.0638 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.0008 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0047 kg per person | +488.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0077 kg per person | +63.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0425 kg per person | +454.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0424 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0235 kg per person | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0188 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0209 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0168 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0443 kg per person | +162.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 kg per person | -60.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0213 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0176 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0377 kg per person | +114.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0235 kg per person | -37.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0376 kg per person | +60.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 kg per person | -84.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 kg per person | +102.4% |
| 1984 | 0.014 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.044 kg per person | +213.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0483 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 kg per person | -89.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0217 kg per person | +274.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0143 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 kg per person | -67.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0144 kg per person | +205.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0241 kg per person | +67.0% |
| 1994 | 0.024 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0239 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0238 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0235 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 kg per person | -90.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 kg per person | -70.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 kg per person | +62.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 kg per person | +88.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0638 kg per person | +2894.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 kg per person | -88.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0115 kg per person | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.007 kg per person | -39.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 kg per person | +97.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 kg per person | -60.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0227 kg per person | +317.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 kg per person | -64.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0236 kg per person | +208.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0283 kg per person | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 kg per person | -83.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 kg per person | -49.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 kg per person | +599.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0399 kg per person | +138.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0328 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0321 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0313 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0306 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0299 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0293 kg per person | -2.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0293 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 42% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0293 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 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% | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0638 kg per person |
| 2016 | +599.4% | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0168 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0425 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0261 kg per person | 0.0168 kg per person | 0.0443 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0217 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0483 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0156 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0241 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0145 kg per person | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.0638 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0196 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0399 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0303 kg per person | 0.0293 kg per person | 0.0313 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 0.0293 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 0.0638 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.