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Change air pollutant emissions in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Change air pollutant emissions was 444,930 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
444,930
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
87th
of 220 countries
All-time high
451,342
in 2014
All-time low
16,739
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

Change air pollutant emissions in Sierra Leone, 1750–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, change air pollutant emissions in Sierra Leone stood at 444,930.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 451,342 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16,739, in 1750.

That places Sierra Leone 87th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Change air pollutant emissions in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year Value Change
1750 16,739 —
1751 16,743 +0.0%
1752 16,747 +0.0%
1753 16,750 +0.0%
1754 16,754 +0.0%
1755 16,758 +0.0%
1756 16,762 +0.0%
1757 16,766 +0.0%
1758 16,770 +0.0%
1759 16,773 +0.0%
1760 16,777 +0.0%
1761 16,781 +0.0%
1762 16,785 +0.0%
1763 16,788 +0.0%
1764 16,792 +0.0%
1765 16,796 +0.0%
1766 16,799 +0.0%
1767 16,803 +0.0%
1768 16,807 +0.0%
1769 16,810 +0.0%
1770 16,814 +0.0%
1771 16,818 +0.0%
1772 16,821 +0.0%
1773 16,825 +0.0%
1774 16,828 +0.0%
1775 16,832 +0.0%
1776 16,835 +0.0%
1777 16,839 +0.0%
1778 16,842 +0.0%
1779 16,846 +0.0%
1780 16,849 +0.0%
1781 16,852 +0.0%
1782 16,856 +0.0%
1783 16,859 +0.0%
1784 16,862 +0.0%
1785 16,866 +0.0%
1786 16,869 +0.0%
1787 16,872 +0.0%
1788 16,876 +0.0%
1789 16,879 +0.0%
1790 16,882 +0.0%
1791 16,885 +0.0%
1792 16,888 +0.0%
1793 16,891 +0.0%
1794 16,894 +0.0%
1795 16,898 +0.0%
1796 16,901 +0.0%
1797 16,904 +0.0%
1798 16,907 +0.0%
1799 16,910 +0.0%
1800 16,913 +0.0%
1801 16,916 +0.0%
1802 16,919 +0.0%
1803 16,922 +0.0%
1804 16,924 +0.0%
1805 16,927 +0.0%
1806 16,930 +0.0%
1807 16,933 +0.0%
1808 16,936 +0.0%
1809 16,938 +0.0%
1810 16,941 +0.0%
1811 16,952 +0.1%
1812 16,964 +0.1%
1813 16,975 +0.1%
1814 16,986 +0.1%
1815 16,997 +0.1%
1816 17,008 +0.1%
1817 17,019 +0.1%
1818 17,030 +0.1%
1819 17,042 +0.1%
1820 17,053 +0.1%
1821 17,064 +0.1%
1822 17,074 +0.1%
1823 17,085 +0.1%
1824 17,096 +0.1%
1825 17,107 +0.1%
1826 17,118 +0.1%
1827 17,129 +0.1%
1828 17,140 +0.1%
1829 17,151 +0.1%
1830 17,162 +0.1%
1831 17,172 +0.1%
1832 17,183 +0.1%
1833 17,194 +0.1%
1834 17,204 +0.1%
1835 17,215 +0.1%
1836 17,225 +0.1%
1837 17,236 +0.1%
1838 17,247 +0.1%
1839 17,257 +0.1%
1840 17,268 +0.1%
1841 17,278 +0.1%
1842 17,288 +0.1%
1843 17,299 +0.1%
1844 17,309 +0.1%
1845 17,320 +0.1%
1846 17,330 +0.1%
1847 17,340 +0.1%
1848 17,350 +0.1%
1849 17,361 +0.1%
1850 17,371 +0.1%
1851 17,382 +0.1%
1852 17,393 +0.1%
1853 17,404 +0.1%
1854 17,415 +0.1%
1855 17,426 +0.1%
1856 17,437 +0.1%
1857 17,448 +0.1%
1858 17,459 +0.1%
1859 17,470 +0.1%
1860 17,481 +0.1%
1861 17,513 +0.2%
1862 17,543 +0.2%
1863 17,574 +0.2%
1864 17,605 +0.2%
1865 17,636 +0.2%
1866 17,666 +0.2%
1867 17,697 +0.2%
1868 17,728 +0.2%
1869 17,759 +0.2%
1870 17,789 +0.2%
1871 17,820 +0.2%
1872 17,859 +0.2%
1873 17,897 +0.2%
1874 17,936 +0.2%
1875 17,976 +0.2%
1876 18,015 +0.2%
1877 18,055 +0.2%
1878 18,096 +0.2%
1879 18,136 +0.2%
1880 18,178 +0.2%
1881 18,220 +0.2%
1882 18,256 +0.2%
1883 18,294 +0.2%
1884 18,331 +0.2%
1885 18,368 +0.2%
1886 18,405 +0.2%
1887 18,442 +0.2%
1888 18,480 +0.2%
1889 18,518 +0.2%
1890 18,555 +0.2%
1891 18,593 +0.2%
1892 18,700 +0.6%
1893 18,829 +0.7%
1894 18,987 +0.8%
1895 19,183 +1.0%
1896 19,427 +1.3%
1897 19,734 +1.6%
1898 25,101 +27.2%
1899 32,510 +29.5%
1900 42,134 +29.6%
1901 54,656 +29.7%
1902 63,058 +15.4%
1903 64,639 +2.5%
1904 66,260 +2.5%
1905 67,921 +2.5%
1906 69,625 +2.5%
1907 71,371 +2.5%
1908 73,161 +2.5%
1909 74,996 +2.5%
1910 76,877 +2.5%
1911 74,790 -2.7%
1912 74,821 +0.0%
1913 75,628 +1.1%
1914 76,443 +1.1%
1915 77,268 +1.1%
1916 78,101 +1.1%
1917 78,944 +1.1%
1918 79,796 +1.1%
1919 80,657 +1.1%
1920 81,528 +1.1%
1921 83,163 +2.0%
1922 85,110 +2.3%
1923 87,101 +2.3%
1924 89,136 +2.3%
1925 91,214 +2.3%
1926 93,336 +2.3%
1927 95,513 +2.3%
1928 97,735 +2.3%
1929 100,001 +2.3%
1930 102,312 +2.3%
1931 104,673 +2.3%
1932 107,140 +2.4%
1933 109,630 +2.3%
1934 112,171 +2.3%
1935 114,763 +2.3%
1936 117,406 +2.3%
1937 120,538 +2.7%
1938 123,742 +2.7%
1939 126,981 +2.6%
1940 128,022 +0.8%
1941 129,187 +0.9%
1942 130,412 +0.9%
1943 131,695 +1.0%
1944 133,037 +1.0%
1945 134,437 +1.1%
1946 135,895 +1.1%
1947 137,441 +1.1%
1948 145,311 +5.7%
1949 148,855 +2.4%
1950 158,713 +6.6%
1951 159,725 +0.6%
1952 160,829 +0.7%
1953 161,874 +0.6%
1954 162,638 +0.5%
1955 163,801 +0.7%
1956 164,990 +0.7%
1957 172,105 +4.3%
1958 166,528 -3.2%
1959 169,335 +1.7%
1960 186,162 +9.9%
1961 171,521 -7.9%
1962 171,677 +0.1%
1963 173,419 +1.0%
1964 171,132 -1.3%
1965 169,749 -0.8%
1966 173,937 +2.5%
1967 175,796 +1.1%
1968 182,253 +3.7%
1969 207,513 +13.9%
1970 203,899 -1.7%
1971 208,958 +2.5%
1972 211,934 +1.4%
1973 211,981 +0.0%
1974 210,992 -0.5%
1975 219,482 +4.0%
1976 223,715 +1.9%
1977 230,116 +2.9%
1978 243,085 +5.6%
1979 246,456 +1.4%
1980 248,532 +0.8%
1981 259,041 +4.2%
1982 259,564 +0.2%
1983 266,388 +2.6%
1984 268,992 +1.0%
1985 275,765 +2.5%
1986 291,426 +5.7%
1987 295,491 +1.4%
1988 304,422 +3.0%
1989 302,802 -0.5%
1990 300,456 -0.8%
1991 305,987 +1.8%
1992 288,178 -5.8%
1993 268,209 -6.9%
1994 299,500 +11.7%
1995 319,100 +6.5%
1996 314,564 -1.4%
1997 329,046 +4.6%
1998 338,243 +2.8%
1999 354,346 +4.8%
2000 380,630 +7.4%
2001 382,761 +0.6%
2002 384,235 +0.4%
2003 385,507 +0.3%
2004 388,151 +0.7%
2005 392,859 +1.2%
2006 399,402 +1.7%
2007 405,494 +1.5%
2008 411,044 +1.4%
2009 418,726 +1.9%
2010 425,118 +1.5%
2011 432,622 +1.8%
2012 446,672 +3.2%
2013 449,972 +0.7%
2014 451,342 +0.3%
2015 444,519 -1.5%
2016 438,482 -1.4%
2017 439,356 +0.2%
2018 432,593 -1.5%
2019 436,185 +0.8%
2020 438,527 +0.5%
2021 441,244 +0.6%
2022 444,930 +0.8%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 444,930 is below the median for low income countries, which is 576,398, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 444,930 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 552,241, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Change air pollutant 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.

YearChange FromTo
1901 +29.7% 42,134 54,656
1900 +29.6% 32,510 42,134
1899 +29.5% 25,101 32,510
1898 +27.2% 19,734 25,101

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 16,756 16,739 16,773 10
1760s 16,794 16,777 16,810 10
1770s 16,830 16,814 16,846 10
1780s 16,864 16,849 16,879 10
1790s 16,896 16,882 16,910 10
1800s 16,926 16,913 16,938 10
1810s 16,991 16,941 17,042 10
1820s 17,102 17,053 17,151 10
1830s 17,209 17,162 17,257 10
1840s 17,314 17,268 17,361 10
1850s 17,421 17,371 17,470 10
1860s 17,620 17,481 17,759 10
1870s 17,958 17,789 18,136 10
1880s 18,349 18,178 18,518 10
1890s 20,962 18,555 32,510 10
1900s 64,782 42,134 74,996 10
1910s 77,332 74,790 80,657 10
1920s 90,384 81,528 100,001 10
1930s 113,936 102,312 126,981 10
1940s 135,429 128,022 148,855 10
1950s 164,054 158,713 172,105 10
1960s 178,316 169,749 207,513 10
1970s 221,062 203,899 246,456 10
1980s 277,242 248,532 304,422 10
1990s 311,763 268,209 354,346 10
2000s 394,881 380,630 418,726 10
2010s 439,686 425,118 451,342 10
2020s 441,567 438,527 444,930 3

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  4. 88 Ecuador 425,124 compare
  5. 89 Burundi 424,356 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is change air pollutant emissions in Sierra Leone?
Change air pollutant emissions in Sierra Leone was 444,930 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 451,342 in 2014.
What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 16,739 in 1750.
How does Sierra Leone rank for change air pollutant emissions?
Sierra Leone ranks 87th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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