Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 3.67 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.67 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
12th
of 192 countries
All-time high
4.76 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2019
All-time low
0 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2001
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

012345196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 3.67 kg CO2eq/kg for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone peaked at 4.76 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2001.

That places Sierra Leone 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 2.26 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 2.25 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1963 2.27 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1964 2.52 kg CO2eq/kg +11.0%
1965 2.24 kg CO2eq/kg -11.0%
1966 2.65 kg CO2eq/kg +18.4%
1967 2.22 kg CO2eq/kg -16.3%
1968 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg -5.7%
1969 2.14 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1970 2.19 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1971 2.19 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1972 2.15 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1973 2 kg CO2eq/kg -6.8%
1974 1.92 kg CO2eq/kg -4.0%
1975 1.83 kg CO2eq/kg -4.9%
1976 1.74 kg CO2eq/kg -4.6%
1977 1.7 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1978 1.66 kg CO2eq/kg -2.4%
1979 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg -4.2%
1980 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg -4.1%
1981 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg -3.2%
1982 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
1983 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%
1984 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg +0.4%
1985 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg -1.4%
1986 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg +0.2%
1987 1.45 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1988 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg -1.1%
1989 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1990 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg -0.2%
1991 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg +6.0%
1992 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg -6.2%
1993 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1994 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1995 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1996 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
1997 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1998 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
1999 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg +6.0%
2000 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg +4.9%
2001 0 kg CO2eq/kg -100.0%
2002 0.9148 kg CO2eq/kg
2003 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg +62.7%
2004 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg +3.3%
2005 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg +1.7%
2006 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
2007 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg +0.8%
2008 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg -4.7%
2009 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2010 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
2011 1.55 kg CO2eq/kg +4.3%
2012 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg +14.0%
2013 2.13 kg CO2eq/kg +20.8%
2014 2.08 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%
2015 2.06 kg CO2eq/kg -1.2%
2016 2.06 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2017 4.31 kg CO2eq/kg +109.4%
2018 4.58 kg CO2eq/kg +6.3%
2019 4.76 kg CO2eq/kg +3.9%
2020 4.17 kg CO2eq/kg -12.4%
2021 4.22 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2022 3.75 kg CO2eq/kg -11.0%
2023 3.67 kg CO2eq/kg -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.3 kg CO2eq/kg 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg 2.65 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 1.9 kg CO2eq/kg 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg 2.19 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.31 kg CO2eq/kg 0 kg CO2eq/kg 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 2.68 kg CO2eq/kg 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg 4.76 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 3.95 kg CO2eq/kg 3.67 kg CO2eq/kg 4.22 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 9 Sudan (former) 3.86 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 10 Réunion 3.81 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.78 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 13 Mali 3.43 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 14 Niger 3.41 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 14 Viet Nam 0.9019 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  7. 15 Kuwait 3.32 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More climate change data for Sierra Leone

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone?
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone was 3.67 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 4.76 kg CO2eq/kg in 2019.
What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg CO2eq/kg in 2001.
How does Sierra Leone rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/meat-of-chickens-fresh-or-chilled-emissions-intensity/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/meat-of-chickens-fresh-or-chilled-emissions-intensity/sierra-leone/">Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 13,757 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.