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
Latest (2022)
0.1236 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
130th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.259 kilograms per international-$
in 1969
All-time low
0.0416 kilograms per international-$
in 1995
Years of data
73
1950–2022
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-$, in 1995.
Sierra Leone ranks 130th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0837 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.0478 kilograms per international-$ | -42.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0875 kilograms per international-$ | +82.9% |
| 1953 | 0.079 kilograms per international-$ | -9.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0553 kilograms per international-$ | -30.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0786 kilograms per international-$ | +42.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0741 kilograms per international-$ | -5.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1548 kilograms per international-$ | +108.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0809 kilograms per international-$ | -47.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0858 kilograms per international-$ | +6.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2536 kilograms per international-$ | +195.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1008 kilograms per international-$ | -60.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1087 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1213 kilograms per international-$ | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0984 kilograms per international-$ | -18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0852 kilograms per international-$ | -13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0854 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ | -15.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0945 kilograms per international-$ | +30.6% |
| 1969 | 0.259 kilograms per international-$ | +174.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1979 kilograms per international-$ | -23.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1845 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1544 kilograms per international-$ | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1186 kilograms per international-$ | -23.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1107 kilograms per international-$ | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1115 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0966 kilograms per international-$ | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.109 kilograms per international-$ | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1454 kilograms per international-$ | +33.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1318 kilograms per international-$ | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1151 kilograms per international-$ | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.126 kilograms per international-$ | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.099 kilograms per international-$ | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1233 kilograms per international-$ | +24.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1112 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1115 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0792 kilograms per international-$ | -29.0% |
| 1988 | 0.071 kilograms per international-$ | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.056 kilograms per international-$ | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ | +28.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0876 kilograms per international-$ | +21.5% |
| 1992 | 0.049 kilograms per international-$ | -44.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0458 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.046 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0416 kilograms per international-$ | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0571 kilograms per international-$ | +37.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0616 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0665 kilograms per international-$ | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0578 kilograms per international-$ | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0859 kilograms per international-$ | +48.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1001 kilograms per international-$ | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1063 kilograms per international-$ | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1043 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0944 kilograms per international-$ | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.075 kilograms per international-$ | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0957 kilograms per international-$ | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 0.075 kilograms per international-$ | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0738 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.071 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0732 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0901 kilograms per international-$ | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0911 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0953 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0979 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.118 kilograms per international-$ | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1167 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1082 kilograms per international-$ | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0989 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1013 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1098 kilograms per international-$ | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1318 kilograms per international-$ | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ | -6.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1236 kilograms per international-$, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158 kilograms per international-$, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +195.5% | 0.0858 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2536 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1969 | +174.1% | 0.0945 kilograms per international-$ | 0.259 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 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: 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-$).