Land-use change — Emissions Share in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.24 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Sierra Leone is 0.24 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.5% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Sierra Leone peaked at 6.9 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.02 %, in 2002.
That places Sierra Leone 37th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.55 % | 1.39 % | 6.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.94 % | 0.02 % | 4.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.584 % | 0.14 % | 2.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.23 % | 0.12 % | 0.39 % | 4 |
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More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share in Sierra Leone?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Sierra Leone was 0.24 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 % in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Sierra Leone ranks 37th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.