Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0234 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0234 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0239 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0157 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0206 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0209 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.022 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0234 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0079 kt per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0234 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0173 kt per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +63.2% | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0212 kt per square kilometre | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 0.0237 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0234 kt per square kilometre | 0.023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0239 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
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 energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0234 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0239 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 57th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.