Carbon intensity vs gdp in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Carbon intensity vs gdp was 205.91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Sierra Leone, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 205.91 for carbon intensity vs gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 270.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.57, in 1999.
Sierra Leone ranks 108th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 193.77 | — |
| 1981 | 221.22 | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 163.65 | -26.0% |
| 1983 | 220.05 | +34.5% |
| 1984 | 196.11 | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 192.6 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 185.45 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 125.09 | -32.5% |
| 1988 | 105.67 | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 88.67 | -16.1% |
| 1990 | 116.51 | +31.4% |
| 1991 | 122.92 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 86.15 | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 80.68 | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 88.54 | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 62.62 | -29.3% |
| 1996 | 65.63 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 55.49 | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 59.46 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 47.57 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 146.86 | +208.7% |
| 2001 | 160.83 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 214.79 | +33.6% |
| 2003 | 224.24 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 217.04 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 199.75 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 216.81 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 196.58 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 207.35 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 204.97 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 200.63 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 206.7 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 211.18 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 226.83 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 222.12 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 263.08 | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 270.1 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 262.33 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 226.04 | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 223.52 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 226.22 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 229.25 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 227.42 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 204.5 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 205.91 | +0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 205.91 is below the median for low income countries, which is 234.44, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 205.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 227.53, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity vs gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +208.7% | 47.57 | 146.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 169.23 | 88.67 | 221.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.56 | 47.57 | 122.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 198.92 | 146.86 | 224.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 231.25 | 200.63 | 270.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.66 | 204.5 | 229.25 | 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 carbon intensity vs gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Carbon intensity vs gdp in Sierra Leone was 205.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 270.1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.57 in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for carbon intensity vs gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 108th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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