Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 75.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
109th
of 195 countries
All-time high
80.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone stood at 75.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 80.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1962.
Sierra Leone ranks 109th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 23.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 24.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 25.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 26.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 26.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 26.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 26.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 27.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 28.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 28.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 28.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 27.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 28.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 30.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 31.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 31.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 31.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 33.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 31.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 31.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 30.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 30.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 30.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 31.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 32.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 33.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 40.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 40.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 41.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 40.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 39.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 37.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 39.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 39.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 39.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 39.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 41.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 45.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 49.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 53.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 57.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 65.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 57.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 56.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 59.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 60.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 63.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 70.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 69.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 72.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 69.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 71.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 71.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 80.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 67.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 68.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 77.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 71.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 72.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 75.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 75.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 75.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 26.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 27.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 31.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 30.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 33.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 37.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 41.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 39.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 65.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 60.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 80.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 68.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 77.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 106 Dominica 77.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 107 British Virgin Islands 77.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 108 Greece 76.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 110 Guinea-Bissau 74.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 72.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 112 Tanzania 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 75.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 80.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 109th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions 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.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- 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
Methane emissions 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.