Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 3,460 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sierra Leone, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sierra Leone stood at 3,460 kt.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,460 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,365 kt, in 1990.
That places Sierra Leone 45th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,365 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,365 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,460 kt | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,459 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,459 kt | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3,460 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,365 kt | 3,365 kt | 3,365 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,450 kt | 3,365 kt | 3,460 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,459 kt | 3,459 kt | 3,460 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,459 kt | 3,459 kt | 3,460 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 42 Gabon 4,325 kt compare
- 43 Equatorial Guinea 3,832 kt compare
- 44 Bhutan 3,642 kt compare
- 46 Bangladesh 3,391 kt compare
- 47 French Guiana 3,295 kt compare
- 48 Bulgaria 3,288 kt compare
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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sierra Leone?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Sierra Leone was 3,460 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,460 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,365 kt in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 45th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).