Food share total emissions in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Food share total emissions was 49.11 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Food share total emissions in Sierra Leone, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 49.11 for food share total emissions in 2015.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food share total emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 90.34 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36.69, in 2011.
Sierra Leone ranks 97th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food share total emissions in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.78 | — |
| 1991 | 87.2 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 90.02 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 90.16 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 90.21 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.29 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 85.69 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 85.45 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 85.64 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 83.84 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 83.07 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 84.11 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 84.16 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 86.69 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 86.73 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.39 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 90.34 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 88.43 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 87.11 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 88.55 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 86.2 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 36.69 | -57.4% |
| 2012 | 44.69 | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 39.49 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 45.56 | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 49.11 | +7.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 49.11 is below the median for low income countries, which is 88.47, 56% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 49.11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.39, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food share total 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -57.4% | 86.2 | 36.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.63 | 83.84 | 90.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.76 | 83.07 | 90.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.29 | 36.69 | 86.2 | 6 |
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 food share total emissions in Sierra Leone?
- Food share total emissions in Sierra Leone was 49.11 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food share total emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 90.34 in 2006.
- What is the lowest food share total emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.69 in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for food share total emissions?
- Sierra Leone ranks 97th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food share total emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food share total emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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