Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.62 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.2914 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 3.48 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 3.35 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 3.31 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 3.13 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 3.26 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 3.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 3.4 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 3.62 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 2.94 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 1970 | 2.79 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 2.91 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.64 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 2.15 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1974 | 1.92 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 1.84 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 2.12 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 1.83 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 1.33 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1979 | 1.16 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 1.18 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.17 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 1.33 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 1984 | 1.23 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.58 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 2.79 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +76.2% |
| 1987 | 2.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 1.31 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 1989 | 1.49 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 2.15 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +44.4% |
| 1991 | 1.8 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 2.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 1.84 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 1.56 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 1.64 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 1.69 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 2.15 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 1999 | 2.17 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.35 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9311 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -60.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8608 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8213 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.821 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7593 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6068 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5565 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4961 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.533 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5038 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.447 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3586 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2963 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2914 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3321 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3729 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3969 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3589 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3532 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.346 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3242 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3275 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3648 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0895 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 3.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0655 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +76.2% | 1.58 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2.79 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.31 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2.94 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 3.62 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.16 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2.91 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2.79 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2.17 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8739 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4961 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2.35 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3711 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2914 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.5038 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3399 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3242 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3648 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 2 Madagascar 0.3859 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Bhutan 0.338 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Central African Republic 0.3259 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Zambia 0.2535 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Guinea 0.2297 tonnes per US$ of GDP 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2914 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.