Sierra Leone vs Western Africa: Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate

Sierra Leone
20.41 % change on previous year
in 2023
Western Africa
1.23 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
18th
Western Africa rank
16th

Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Western Africa
-50-250255075196219922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 20.41 % change on previous year against 1.23 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 19.18 % change on previous year.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 16.6 times Western Africa's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 18th and Western Africa ranks 16th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.36 % change on previous year 3.49 % change on previous year 0.1359 % change on previous year Western Africa
1970s 1.74 % change on previous year -1.37 % change on previous year 3.11 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1980s 0.6087 % change on previous year 6.76 % change on previous year 6.15 % change on previous year Western Africa
1990s -5.79 % change on previous year 2.2 % change on previous year 7.98 % change on previous year Western Africa
2000s 14.23 % change on previous year 1.58 % change on previous year 12.65 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2010s 3.25 % change on previous year 4.28 % change on previous year 1.03 % change on previous year Western Africa
2020s 15.43 % change on previous year 1.94 % change on previous year 13.49 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residues — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate, Sierra Leone or Western Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 20.41 % change on previous year against 1.23 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residues — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate between Sierra Leone and Western Africa?
19.18 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Western Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Western Africa rank globally for crop residues — direct emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
Sierra Leone ranks 18th and Western Africa ranks 16th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 12,523 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Crop Residues — Direct emissions (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.