Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0.0001 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0001 °C
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
147th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0001 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Sierra Leone, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Sierra Leone is 0.0001 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0001 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +100.4% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.3% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +33.6% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.2% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.2% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +16.9% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.5% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +12.7% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.3% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.3% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +9.1% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +8.4% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +7.8% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +6.9% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +6.0% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 °C | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 °C | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 °C | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 °C | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 °C | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 °C | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 °C | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 °C | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 °C | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 °C | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 °C | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 °C | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 °C | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 °C | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 °C | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 °C | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 °C | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 °C | +1.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0001 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 °C, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0001 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 °C, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +100.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +33.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Sierra Leone?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Sierra Leone was 0.0001 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Sierra Leone ranks 147th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.