Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 28.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 28.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 28.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 146th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.34 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.61 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 14.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.31 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 22.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 21.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 28.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 143 Haiti 31.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 144 Namibia 31.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 145 Togo 29.95 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 147 Somalia 27.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 26.72 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 149 Iceland 26.71 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 8.82 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 4.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 45.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.166 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 42.62 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.166 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.166 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Sierra Leone was 28.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 28.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 146th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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