CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables was 0.166 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables in Sierra Leone, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables in Sierra Leone is 0.166 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4075 tonnes per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 tonnes per person, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 0.0471 tonnes per person | 0.1785 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.0987 tonnes per person | 0.4075 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.1488 tonnes per person | 0.3161 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.0926 tonnes per person | 0.2074 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0407 tonnes per person | 0.1312 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0613 tonnes per person | 0.104 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.1641 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.15 tonnes per person | 0.1833 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables in Sierra Leone?
- Co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables in Sierra Leone was 0.166 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4075 tonnes per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Sierra Leone ranks 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.