Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.11 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.11 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone peaked at 20.01 tonnes per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.11 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 2.46 tonnes per person | 5.63 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.24 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.02 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 5.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5 tonnes per person | 7.05 tonnes per person | 20.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 6.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 158 Mozambique 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 160 Madagascar 1.11 tonnes per person compare
- 162 Mauritania 1.08 tonnes per person compare
- 163 Senegal 1.08 tonnes per person compare
- 164 Syria 1.03 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 8.82 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 4.05 million (2025)
- Urban population 45.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.166 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 42.62 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.166 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.166 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone was 1.11 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 20.01 tonnes per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sierra Leone ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.