Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 10.14 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.14 kt
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
96th
of 201 countries
All-time high
10.14 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4.98 kt
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023

02.557.5101990200620231990: 5 kt1991: 5.1 kt1992: 5 kt1993: 5 kt1994: 5 kt1995: 5 kt1996: 5 kt1997: 5.1 kt1998: 5.1 kt1999: 5.2 kt2000: 5.3 kt2001: 5.6 kt2002: 6 kt2003: 6.2 kt2004: 6.4 kt2005: 6.6 kt2006: 6.7 kt2007: 6.9 kt2008: 7.1 kt2009: 7.3 kt2010: 7.5 kt2011: 7.7 kt2012: 7.8 kt2013: 8 kt2014: 8.2 kt2015: 8.4 kt2016: 8.6 kt2017: 8.8 kt2018: 9.1 kt2019: 9.3 kt2020: 9.5 kt2021: 9.7 kt2022: 9.9 kt2023: 10.1 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, domestic wastewater — emissions in Sierra Leone stood at 10.14 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.14 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.98 kt, in 1993.

That places Sierra Leone 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Sierra Leone, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 5.03 kt —
1991 5.09 kt +1.2%
1992 4.99 kt -1.9%
1993 4.98 kt -0.2%
1994 5 kt +0.4%
1995 5.01 kt +0.1%
1996 5.03 kt +0.5%
1997 5.1 kt +1.3%
1998 5.15 kt +1.0%
1999 5.17 kt +0.5%
2000 5.3 kt +2.4%
2001 5.62 kt +6.1%
2002 5.96 kt +5.9%
2003 6.2 kt +4.1%
2004 6.42 kt +3.4%
2005 6.59 kt +2.7%
2006 6.74 kt +2.2%
2007 6.89 kt +2.2%
2008 7.06 kt +2.5%
2009 7.26 kt +2.7%
2010 7.46 kt +2.8%
2011 7.65 kt +2.6%
2012 7.85 kt +2.6%
2013 8.04 kt +2.5%
2014 8.24 kt +2.4%
2015 8.43 kt +2.3%
2016 8.63 kt +2.4%
2017 8.84 kt +2.4%
2018 9.05 kt +2.4%
2019 9.26 kt +2.3%
2020 9.48 kt +2.3%
2021 9.7 kt +2.3%
2022 9.92 kt +2.3%
2023 10.14 kt +2.2%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 10.14 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.81 kt, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 10.14 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 kt, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.05 kt 4.98 kt 5.17 kt 10
2000s 6.4 kt 5.3 kt 7.26 kt 10
2010s 8.35 kt 7.46 kt 9.26 kt 10
2020s 9.81 kt 9.48 kt 10.14 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 93 Serbia 11.4 kt compare
  2. 94 Togo 11.15 kt compare
  3. 95 Bulgaria 10.93 kt compare
  4. 97 Turkmenistan 9.41 kt compare
  5. 98 Denmark 9.17 kt compare
  6. 99 China, Hong Kong SAR 9.12 kt compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Sierra Leone?
Domestic wastewater — emissions in Sierra Leone was 10.14 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 10.14 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 4.98 kt in 1993.
How does Sierra Leone rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
Sierra Leone ranks 96th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 8,319 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.