Cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Cumulative co2 oil was 41.76 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
41.76 million
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
161st
of 215 countries
All-time high
41.76 million
in 2024
All-time low
51,296
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024

Cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone, 1950–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M195019872024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone stood at 41.76 million. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone peaked at 41.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51,296, in 1950.

That places Sierra Leone 161st out of 215 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.

Cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone, 1950 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1950 51,296 —
1951 109,920 +114.3%
1952 179,536 +63.3%
1953 260,144 +44.9%
1954 342,008 +31.5%
1955 444,600 +30.0%
1956 561,848 +26.4%
1957 880,616 +56.7%
1958 1.01 million +14.4%
1959 1.20 million +19.0%
1960 1.88 million +57.2%
1961 2.14 million +13.8%
1962 2.43 million +13.2%
1963 2.78 million +14.6%
1964 3.09 million +10.9%
1965 3.36 million +8.8%
1966 3.66 million +9.0%
1967 3.91 million +6.9%
1968 4.27 million +9.3%
1969 5.36 million +25.4%
1970 6.21 million +16.0%
1971 7.02 million +12.9%
1972 7.69 million +9.7%
1973 8.23 million +7.0%
1974 8.75 million +6.3%
1975 9.28 million +6.0%
1976 9.73 million +4.9%
1977 10.24 million +5.3%
1978 10.95 million +6.9%
1979 11.63 million +6.2%
1980 12.24 million +5.2%
1981 12.93 million +5.7%
1982 13.48 million +4.3%
1983 14.17 million +5.1%
1984 14.79 million +4.3%
1985 15.45 million +4.5%
1986 16.13 million +4.4%
1987 16.62 million +3.1%
1988 17.08 million +2.8%
1989 17.46 million +2.2%
1990 17.95 million +2.9%
1991 18.51 million +3.1%
1992 18.79 million +1.5%
1993 19.06 million +1.4%
1994 19.33 million +1.4%
1995 19.56 million +1.2%
1996 19.79 million +1.2%
1997 19.99 million +1.0%
1998 20.21 million +1.1%
1999 20.39 million +0.9%
2000 20.66 million +1.3%
2001 21.03 million +1.8%
2002 21.52 million +2.3%
2003 22.06 million +2.5%
2004 22.58 million +2.4%
2005 23.01 million +1.9%
2006 23.59 million +2.5%
2007 24.07 million +2.1%
2008 24.58 million +2.1%
2009 25.08 million +2.0%
2010 25.63 million +2.2%
2011 26.34 million +2.8%
2012 27.17 million +3.2%
2013 28.22 million +3.9%
2014 29.35 million +4.0%
2015 30.44 million +3.7%
2016 31.58 million +3.7%
2017 32.67 million +3.5%
2018 33.71 million +3.2%
2019 34.83 million +3.3%
2020 36.01 million +3.4%
2021 37.50 million +4.1%
2022 38.94 million +3.8%
2023 40.32 million +3.5%
2024 41.76 million +3.6%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 41.76 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.34 million, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 41.76 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.60 million, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative co2 oil 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.

YearChange FromTo
1951 +114.3% 51,296 109,920
1952 +63.3% 109,920 179,536
1960 +57.2% 1.20 million 1.88 million
1957 +56.7% 561,848 880,616
1953 +44.9% 179,536 260,144
1954 +31.5% 260,144 342,008

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 503,601 51,296 1.20 million 10
1960s 3.29 million 1.88 million 5.36 million 10
1970s 8.97 million 6.21 million 11.63 million 10
1980s 15.04 million 12.24 million 17.46 million 10
1990s 19.36 million 17.95 million 20.39 million 10
2000s 22.82 million 20.66 million 25.08 million 10
2010s 29.99 million 25.63 million 34.83 million 10
2020s 38.91 million 36.01 million 41.76 million 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 158 South Sudan 45.43 million compare
  2. 159 Chad 43.45 million compare
  3. 160 Somalia 41.83 million compare
  4. 162 Malawi 40.98 million compare
  5. 163 Montenegro 36.06 million compare
  6. 164 French Polynesia 35.02 million compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More climate change data for Sierra Leone

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone?
Cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone was 41.76 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co2 oil recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 41.76 million in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co2 oil recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 51,296 in 1950.
How does Sierra Leone rank for cumulative co2 oil?
Sierra Leone ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co2 oil rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative co2 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 75 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/cumulative-co2-oil/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/cumulative-co2-oil/sierra-leone/">Cumulative co2 oil in Sierra Leone</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cumulative co2 oil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed