Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,485 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
3,485 kt
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3,739 kt
in 2015
All-time low
3,430 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 3.4k kt1991: 3.4k kt1992: 3.4k kt1993: 3.4k kt1994: 3.4k kt1995: 3.4k kt1996: 3.4k kt1997: 3.5k kt1998: 3.6k kt1999: 3.5k kt2000: 3.5k kt2001: 3.5k kt2002: 3.5k kt2003: 3.5k kt2004: 3.5k kt2005: 3.5k kt2006: 3.5k kt2007: 3.5k kt2008: 3.5k kt2009: 3.5k kt2010: 3.5k kt2011: 3.5k kt2012: 3.5k kt2013: 3.5k kt2014: 3.5k kt2015: 3.7k kt2016: 3.5k kt2017: 3.5k kt2018: 3.5k kt2019: 3.5k kt2020: 3.5k kt2021: 3.5k kt2022: 3.5k kt2023: 3.5k kt

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

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 3,485 kt for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,739 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3,430 kt, in 1990.

That places Sierra Leone 46th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Sierra Leone, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,430 kt
1991 3,430 kt +0.0%
1992 3,430 kt +0.0%
1993 3,430 kt +0.0%
1994 3,430 kt +0.0%
1995 3,430 kt +0.0%
1996 3,449 kt +0.6%
1997 3,473 kt +0.7%
1998 3,628 kt +4.5%
1999 3,546 kt -2.3%
2000 3,540 kt -0.2%
2001 3,478 kt -1.8%
2002 3,461 kt -0.5%
2003 3,539 kt +2.3%
2004 3,508 kt -0.9%
2005 3,488 kt -0.6%
2006 3,537 kt +1.4%
2007 3,502 kt -1.0%
2008 3,475 kt -0.8%
2009 3,498 kt +0.7%
2010 3,475 kt -0.6%
2011 3,473 kt -0.0%
2012 3,495 kt +0.6%
2013 3,496 kt +0.0%
2014 3,526 kt +0.9%
2015 3,739 kt +6.0%
2016 3,481 kt -6.9%
2017 3,505 kt +0.7%
2018 3,475 kt -0.9%
2019 3,479 kt +0.1%
2020 3,470 kt -0.2%
2021 3,477 kt +0.2%
2022 3,496 kt +0.6%
2023 3,485 kt -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,467 kt 3,430 kt 3,628 kt 10
2000s 3,502 kt 3,461 kt 3,540 kt 10
2010s 3,514 kt 3,473 kt 3,739 kt 10
2020s 3,482 kt 3,470 kt 3,496 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 43 Gabon 4,363 kt compare
  2. 44 Equatorial Guinea 3,833 kt compare
  3. 45 Bhutan 3,644 kt compare
  4. 47 Bangladesh 3,439 kt compare
  5. 48 French Guiana 3,296 kt compare
  6. 49 Bulgaria 3,288 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Sierra Leone?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Sierra Leone was 3,485 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 3,739 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 3,430 kt in 1990.
How does Sierra Leone rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Sierra Leone ranks 46th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf