Share of global CO₂ emissions in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of global CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Sierra Leone, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions in Sierra Leone is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Sierra Leone ranks 162nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -43.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +86.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -27.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +34.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +109.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -47.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +187.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -59.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -18.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +36.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +180.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -27.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -19.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -24.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -18.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +33.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +23.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -28.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +30.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -47.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +50.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +36.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +28.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 45% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +187.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1969 | +180.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions in Sierra Leone?
- Share of global co₂ emissions in Sierra Leone was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of global co₂ emissions?
- Sierra Leone ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.