Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 154.22 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 154.22 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 179.26 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.12 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 118th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.12 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 36.57 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1962 | 39.22 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 41.85 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 44.37 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 46.84 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 49.25 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 51.94 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 54.27 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 56.77 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 59.11 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 61.21 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 63.21 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 65.03 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 66.74 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 68.34 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 69.85 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 71.6 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 73.39 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 74.86 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 76.07 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 77.69 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 78.82 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 80.32 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 84.19 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 86.1 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 87.18 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 87.49 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 87.42 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 87.29 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 85.75 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 86.39 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 89.54 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 91.18 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 92.3 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 93.56 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 94.47 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 94.65 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.23 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 96.79 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 103.89 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 112.75 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 126.44 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 139.89 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 149.7 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 163.21 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 168.24 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 171.91 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 174.72 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 177.43 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 179.26 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 178.76 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 178.85 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 177.75 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 176.17 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 174.38 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 172.48 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 170.34 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 168.02 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 165.7 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 163.36 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 161 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 158.68 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 156.39 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 154.22 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 154.22 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.44 tonnes per person, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 154.22 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.45 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.52 tonnes per person | 34.12 tonnes per person | 56.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.33 tonnes per person | 59.11 tonnes per person | 74.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.26 tonnes per person | 76.07 tonnes per person | 87.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.99 tonnes per person | 85.75 tonnes per person | 96.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.82 tonnes per person | 103.89 tonnes per person | 177.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 174.17 tonnes per person | 165.7 tonnes per person | 179.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.73 tonnes per person | 154.22 tonnes per person | 163.36 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 including land-use change, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Sierra Leone was 154.22 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 179.26 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.12 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 118th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.