Land-use change — Emissions Share in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 70.68 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Sierra Leone stood at 70.68 %.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Sierra Leone peaked at 94.97 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 70.18 %, in 2022.
That places Sierra Leone 22nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.32 % | — |
| 1991 | 85.99 % | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 92.49 % | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 92.93 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 92.6 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 93.89 % | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 93.66 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 94.29 % | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 93.86 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 94.97 % | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 92.47 % | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 92.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.6 % | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 88.82 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 89.13 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.86 % | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 84.46 % | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 86.28 % | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 85.81 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.8 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.82 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 81.43 % | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 79.1 % | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 75.26 % | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 73.9 % | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 74.47 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 73.6 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 74.32 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 75.22 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 75.62 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.14 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.24 % | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 70.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 70.68 % | +0.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 70.68 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.44 %, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 70.68 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.12 %, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.2 % | 85.99 % | 94.97 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.26 % | 84.46 % | 92.47 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.77 % | 73.6 % | 84.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.56 % | 70.18 % | 75.14 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 20 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 73.3 % compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 71 % compare
- 23 Bhutan 70 % compare
- 24 Malawi 69.67 % compare
- 25 Peru 68.58 % 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 land-use change — emissions share in Sierra Leone?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Sierra Leone was 70.68 % 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 94.97 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.18 % in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Sierra Leone ranks 22nd out of 223 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 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.