Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.33 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone is 1.33 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.33 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.27 million tonnes, in 1950.
That places Sierra Leone 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.88 million tonnes | 11.27 million tonnes | 71.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 112.62 million tonnes | 77.39 million tonnes | 151.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 199.54 million tonnes | 160.32 million tonnes | 240.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 302.56 million tonnes | 248.92 million tonnes | 352.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 388.13 million tonnes | 359.88 million tonnes | 417.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 808.03 million tonnes | 459.55 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 billion tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 113 Moldova 1.44 billion tonnes compare
- 114 Burkina Faso 1.35 billion tonnes compare
- 115 Niger 1.34 billion tonnes compare
- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.27 billion tonnes compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 1.25 billion tonnes compare
- 119 Slovenia 1.22 billion tonnes 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone was 1.33 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.27 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sierra Leone ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.