IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0569 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0569 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0619 kt per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 kt per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Sierra Leone 81st out of 201 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.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0132 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0172 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0196 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0197 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0201 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0205 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0193 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0181 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0182 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0185 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0286 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0274 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.025 kt per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0306 kt per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0352 kt per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0382 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0503 kt per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.037 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0403 kt per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0444 kt per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0535 kt per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0518 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.055 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.053 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0543 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0531 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0619 kt per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0465 kt per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0477 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0516 kt per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0569 kt per square kilometre | +10.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0569 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0427 kt per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0569 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0414 kt per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (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 | +46.4% | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | 0.0291 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0146 kt per square kilometre | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | 0.0166 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0183 kt per square kilometre | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | 0.0205 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | 0.019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0298 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0336 kt per square kilometre | 0.0178 kt per square kilometre | 0.0503 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0513 kt per square kilometre | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | 0.0619 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0539 kt per square kilometre | 0.0477 kt per square kilometre | 0.0595 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 78 Benin 0.0601 kt per square kilometre compare
- 79 Mauritius 0.0594 kt per square kilometre compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 0.057 kt per square kilometre compare
- 82 Eswatini 0.0566 kt per square kilometre compare
- 83 Faroe Islands 0.0563 kt per square kilometre compare
- 84 Tajikistan 0.0554 kt per square kilometre compare
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 ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0569 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0619 kt per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 kt per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 81st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 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
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.