Fertiliser use in Sierra Leone
Farmers in Sierra Leone used 2.7 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2023.
Sierra Leone, 2023
2.7
Change from 2022
0%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Fertiliser use in Sierra Leone over time
View
Sierra Leone
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.7 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 2.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 2.7 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 2.7 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 2.7 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 2.7 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 4.5 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 1.8 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 0.1 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 0.3 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 2.0 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 3.0 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 0.6 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 0.6 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 1.3 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 1.0 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 0.3 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 0.6 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 0.5 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 4.6 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 0.3 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.0 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +34.6%.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 136.5 kg per hectare.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Cereal yield
1,370 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
55.2%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.89e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
61.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.20e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
1.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2022 · FAOSTAT