Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 0.1236 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.259 kilograms per international-$ in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0416 kilograms per international-$, in 1995.
Sierra Leone ranks 130th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0827 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0478 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1548 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ | 0.259 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0966 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1979 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0998 kilograms per international-$ | 0.056 kilograms per international-$ | 0.126 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0585 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0416 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0876 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.071 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1063 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0991 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0732 kilograms per international-$ | 0.118 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1217 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1098 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1318 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 127 Niger 0.1292 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 128 Latvia 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 129 Albania 0.1244 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 131 Panama 0.1235 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 132 Colombia 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1194 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.259 kilograms per international-$ in 1969.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0416 kilograms per international-$ in 1995.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).