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
Latest (2024)
0.166 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
199th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.4075 tonnes per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.0407 tonnes per person
in 1999
Years of data
75
1950–2024
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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0788 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0471 tonnes per person | -40.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0877 tonnes per person | +86.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0814 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0595 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0864 tonnes per person | +45.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0836 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1785 tonnes per person | +113.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0947 tonnes per person | -46.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1049 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1960 | 0.315 tonnes per person | +200.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1256 tonnes per person | -60.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1392 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1553 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1254 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1143 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1195 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0987 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1389 tonnes per person | +40.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4075 tonnes per person | +193.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3161 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2904 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2408 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1879 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1782 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1761 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1488 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1663 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.226 tonnes per person | +35.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2113 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1859 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2074 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1623 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1978 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 0.173 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1823 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1808 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1301 tonnes per person | -28.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1164 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0926 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1187 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1312 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | -48.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0659 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0535 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 0.055 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0407 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0613 tonnes per person | +50.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0796 tonnes per person | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 0.101 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 0.104 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0971 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0848 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0858 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0829 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0877 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1119 tonnes per person | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 0.127 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1566 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1641 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.154 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1581 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1485 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1373 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1445 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.15 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1833 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1744 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1632 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.166 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.166 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1531 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.166 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417 tonnes per person, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +200.2% | 0.1049 tonnes per person | 0.315 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +193.4% | 0.1389 tonnes per person | 0.4075 tonnes per person |
| 1957 | +113.5% | 0.0836 tonnes per person | 0.1785 tonnes per person |
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
- 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 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.