Nitrogen fertiliser use in Sierra Leone

Farmers in Sierra Leone used 1.4 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2022.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2022 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value for Sierra Leone is for 2022. Most countries have figures for 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Sierra Leone, 2022 1.4e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2021 0% 2021: 1.4 kg/ha
World, 2022 69.0 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Sierra Leone over time

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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period Sierra LeoneWorld
2024 – 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 – 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 1.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 1.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 1.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 1.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 1.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 1.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 0.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 0.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 1.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 0.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 0.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 0.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 0.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 0.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 0.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 0.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 0.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 0.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 0.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 3.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 0.9 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +51.1%.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 69.0 kg/ha.

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Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2022 for Sierra Leone
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0