Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square was 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0 °C per square kilometre for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 153rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … square in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | °C per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 °C per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 °C per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 °C per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0 °C per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 °C per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 0 °C per square kilometre | 5 |
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 global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Sierra Leone?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Sierra Leone was 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- Sierra Leone ranks 153rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 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.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 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.