Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,082 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,082 kt
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
151st
of 200 countries
All-time high
3,122 kt
in 2022
All-time low
883.71 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy — emissions (co2eq) in Sierra Leone stood at 3,082 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,122 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 883.71 kt, in 1961.

That places Sierra Leone 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 883.71 kt
1962 928.9 kt +5.1%
1963 984.63 kt +6.0%
1964 927.3 kt -5.8%
1965 917.03 kt -1.1%
1966 954.96 kt +4.1%
1967 913.15 kt -4.4%
1968 1,032 kt +13.1%
1969 1,768 kt +71.3%
1970 1,544 kt -12.7%
1971 1,476 kt -4.4%
1972 1,361 kt -7.8%
1973 1,209 kt -11.1%
1974 1,179 kt -2.5%
1975 1,201 kt +1.9%
1976 1,147 kt -4.5%
1977 1,209 kt +5.4%
1978 1,420 kt +17.5%
1979 1,378 kt -3.0%
1980 1,306 kt -5.2%
1981 1,376 kt +5.4%
1982 1,235 kt -10.3%
1983 1,380 kt +11.7%
1984 1,300 kt -5.8%
1985 1,367 kt +5.1%
1986 1,388 kt +1.5%
1987 1,216 kt -12.4%
1988 1,173 kt -3.5%
1989 1,091 kt -7.0%
1990 1,628 kt +49.1%
1991 1,693 kt +4.0%
1992 1,400 kt -17.3%
1993 1,375 kt -1.8%
1994 1,383 kt +0.6%
1995 1,426 kt +3.1%
1996 1,456 kt +2.1%
1997 1,538 kt +5.6%
1998 1,610 kt +4.7%
1999 1,743 kt +8.3%
2000 1,899 kt +8.9%
2001 1,919 kt +1.1%
2002 2,056 kt +7.1%
2003 2,118 kt +3.0%
2004 2,130 kt +0.6%
2005 2,079 kt -2.4%
2006 2,256 kt +8.5%
2007 2,157 kt -4.4%
2008 2,198 kt +1.9%
2009 2,243 kt +2.1%
2010 2,288 kt +2.0%
2011 2,457 kt +7.4%
2012 2,589 kt +5.3%
2013 2,811 kt +8.6%
2014 2,905 kt +3.3%
2015 2,827 kt -2.7%
2016 2,882 kt +2.0%
2017 2,822 kt -2.1%
2018 2,762 kt -2.1%
2019 2,806 kt +1.6%
2020 2,851 kt +1.6%
2021 3,090 kt +8.4%
2022 3,122 kt +1.0%
2023 3,082 kt -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,034 kt 883.71 kt 1,768 kt 9
1970s 1,312 kt 1,147 kt 1,544 kt 10
1980s 1,283 kt 1,091 kt 1,388 kt 10
1990s 1,525 kt 1,375 kt 1,743 kt 10
2000s 2,106 kt 1,899 kt 2,256 kt 10
2010s 2,715 kt 2,288 kt 2,905 kt 10
2020s 3,037 kt 2,851 kt 3,122 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 148 Suriname 3,478 kt compare
  2. 149 Rwanda 3,366 kt compare
  3. 150 Iceland 3,091 kt compare
  4. 152 Lesotho 2,977 kt compare
  5. 153 Liberia 2,650 kt compare
  6. 154 Burundi 2,635 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions (co2eq) in Sierra Leone?
Energy — emissions (co2eq) in Sierra Leone was 3,082 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 3,122 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 883.71 kt in 1961.
How does Sierra Leone rank for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Sierra Leone ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf