Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.2929 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sierra Leone, 1966–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sierra Leone stood at 0.2929 kg per person.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.6382 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 kg per person, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 151st out of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.008 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0468 kg per person | +488.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0766 kg per person | +63.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4246 kg per person | +454.4% |
| 1970 | 0.424 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2345 kg per person | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1883 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2093 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1685 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4427 kg per person | +162.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1733 kg per person | -60.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2126 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1758 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3766 kg per person | +114.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2347 kg per person | -37.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3759 kg per person | +60.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0566 kg per person | -84.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1146 kg per person | +102.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1405 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4397 kg per person | +213.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4828 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0522 kg per person | -89.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0579 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2169 kg per person | +274.3% |
| 1990 | 0.143 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0471 kg per person | -67.1% |
| 1992 | 0.144 kg per person | +205.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2406 kg per person | +67.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2396 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2393 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2381 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2351 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 kg per person | -90.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0069 kg per person | -70.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0113 kg per person | +62.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0213 kg per person | +88.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6382 kg per person | +2894.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0744 kg per person | -88.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0951 kg per person | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1154 kg per person | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0701 kg per person | -39.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1382 kg per person | +97.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0545 kg per person | -60.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2274 kg per person | +317.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0816 kg per person | -64.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0765 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.236 kg per person | +208.3% |
| 2013 | 0.283 kg per person | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0475 kg per person | -83.2% |
| 2015 | 0.024 kg per person | -49.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1676 kg per person | +599.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3988 kg per person | +138.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3281 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3205 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3132 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3062 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2994 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2929 kg per person | -2.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.2929 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6966 kg per person, 42% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.2929 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.0213 kg per person | 0.6382 kg per person |
| 2016 | +599.4% | 0.024 kg per person | 0.1676 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.139 kg per person | 0.008 kg per person | 0.4246 kg per person | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.2606 kg per person | 0.1685 kg per person | 0.4427 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2172 kg per person | 0.0522 kg per person | 0.4828 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1557 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 0.2406 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1446 kg per person | 0.0113 kg per person | 0.6382 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1964 kg per person | 0.024 kg per person | 0.3988 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.303 kg per person | 0.2929 kg per person | 0.3132 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sierra Leone?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sierra Leone was 0.2929 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6382 kg per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 kg per person in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 151st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.