Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1286 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.1286 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
143rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.2858 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2002
All-time low
0.0969 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

0.10.150.20.250.3196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone stood at 0.1286 kg CO2eq/kg.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2858 kg CO2eq/kg in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0969 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1966.

Sierra Leone ranks 143rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1252 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0969 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2113 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.1715 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1363 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2325 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.1284 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0993 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1789 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.129 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1017 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1458 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.1448 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1063 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2858 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.1205 kg CO2eq/kg 0.101 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1437 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.129 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1192 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1369 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1327 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 140 Eritrea 0.1327 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 142 Ethiopia 0.1306 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 144 Ireland 0.128 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 145 Serbia 0.1279 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 146 Ethiopia PDR 0.1265 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone was 0.1286 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.2858 kg CO2eq/kg in 2002.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0969 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.
How does Sierra Leone rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
Sierra Leone ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.