Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.
The figure is up 38.3% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 27th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -47.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +38.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0005 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0005 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 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 burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Sierra Leone?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Sierra Leone was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 27th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.