Food Retail — Emissions in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Food Retail — Emissions was 7.53 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.53 kt
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
163rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
8.57 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0.2684 kt
in 2006
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023

024681990200620231990: 0.551 kt1991: 0.635 kt1992: 0.615 kt1993: 0.662 kt1994: 0.616 kt1995: 0.611 kt1996: 0.619 kt1997: 0.636 kt1998: 0.445 kt1999: 0.328 kt2000: 0.881 kt2001: 1.1 kt2002: 1.1 kt2003: 0.894 kt2004: 0.602 kt2005: 0.294 kt2006: 0.268 kt2007: 0.78 kt2008: 2.3 kt2009: 2 kt2010: 3.1 kt2011: 2.4 kt2012: 3 kt2013: 2.6 kt2014: 6.8 kt2015: 5.5 kt2016: 6.3 kt2017: 6.3 kt2018: 6.5 kt2019: 7 kt2020: 7.8 kt2021: 8.6 kt2022: 8 kt2023: 7.5 kt

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

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 7.53 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 185.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 8.57 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2684 kt, in 2006.

Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Retail — Emissions in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2) in Sierra Leone, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.551 kt —
1991 0.6355 kt +15.3%
1992 0.6149 kt -3.2%
1993 0.6617 kt +7.6%
1994 0.6157 kt -6.9%
1995 0.6106 kt -0.8%
1996 0.6185 kt +1.3%
1997 0.6359 kt +2.8%
1998 0.445 kt -30.0%
1999 0.328 kt -26.3%
2000 0.8808 kt +168.5%
2001 1.13 kt +28.6%
2002 1.1 kt -2.9%
2003 0.8936 kt -18.7%
2004 0.6021 kt -32.6%
2005 0.2937 kt -51.2%
2006 0.2684 kt -8.6%
2007 0.7799 kt +190.6%
2008 2.29 kt +193.3%
2009 2.03 kt -11.0%
2010 3.12 kt +53.6%
2011 2.36 kt -24.3%
2012 3.01 kt +27.3%
2013 2.64 kt -12.4%
2014 6.81 kt +158.4%
2015 5.46 kt -19.8%
2016 6.27 kt +14.7%
2017 6.33 kt +1.0%
2018 6.52 kt +3.0%
2019 6.97 kt +6.8%
2020 7.77 kt +11.5%
2021 8.57 kt +10.3%
2022 8.01 kt -6.5%
2023 7.53 kt -6.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 7.53 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 51.98 kt, 14% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 7.53 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.27 kt, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail — Emissions 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
2008 +193.3% 0.7799 kt 2.29 kt
2007 +190.6% 0.2684 kt 0.7799 kt
2000 +168.5% 0.328 kt 0.8808 kt
2014 +158.4% 2.64 kt 6.81 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5717 kt 0.328 kt 0.6617 kt 10
2000s 1.03 kt 0.2684 kt 2.29 kt 10
2010s 4.95 kt 2.36 kt 6.97 kt 10
2020s 7.97 kt 7.53 kt 8.57 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 160 Samoa 10.52 kt compare
  2. 161 South Sudan 8.2 kt compare
  3. 162 Dominica 8.04 kt compare
  4. 164 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.48 kt compare
  5. 165 Anguilla 6.65 kt compare
  6. 166 Paraguay 5.07 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Sierra Leone?
Food retail — emissions in Sierra Leone was 7.53 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 8.57 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2684 kt in 2006.
How does Sierra Leone rank for food retail — emissions?
Sierra Leone ranks 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 185.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 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.