Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.166 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sierra Leone is 0.166 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4075 tonnes per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 tonnes per person, in 1999.
Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 0.0471 tonnes per person | 0.1785 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.0987 tonnes per person | 0.4075 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.1488 tonnes per person | 0.3161 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.0926 tonnes per person | 0.2074 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0407 tonnes per person | 0.1312 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0613 tonnes per person | 0.104 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.1641 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.15 tonnes per person | 0.1833 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 relative to the global average in Sierra Leone?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sierra Leone was 0.166 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 relative to the global average recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4075 tonnes per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Sierra Leone ranks 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.