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Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 0.4901 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4901
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
186th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.7516
in 1969
All-time low
0.1776
in 1897
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Sierra Leone, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.8185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Sierra Leone stood at 0.4901.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.7516 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1776, in 1897.

Sierra Leone ranks 186th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2082 —
1851 0.208 -0.1%
1852 0.2075 -0.2%
1853 0.2068 -0.3%
1854 0.2061 -0.3%
1855 0.2054 -0.4%
1856 0.2046 -0.4%
1857 0.2039 -0.4%
1858 0.2032 -0.4%
1859 0.2023 -0.4%
1860 0.2015 -0.4%
1861 0.2008 -0.3%
1862 0.2 -0.4%
1863 0.1993 -0.4%
1864 0.1985 -0.4%
1865 0.1977 -0.4%
1866 0.1969 -0.4%
1867 0.1961 -0.4%
1868 0.1954 -0.4%
1869 0.1946 -0.4%
1870 0.1937 -0.4%
1871 0.193 -0.4%
1872 0.1923 -0.3%
1873 0.1917 -0.3%
1874 0.1912 -0.3%
1875 0.1907 -0.2%
1876 0.1903 -0.2%
1877 0.1898 -0.3%
1878 0.1893 -0.3%
1879 0.1886 -0.3%
1880 0.1879 -0.4%
1881 0.1871 -0.4%
1882 0.1862 -0.5%
1883 0.1854 -0.5%
1884 0.1845 -0.5%
1885 0.1837 -0.5%
1886 0.1828 -0.5%
1887 0.1819 -0.5%
1888 0.1811 -0.5%
1889 0.1802 -0.5%
1890 0.1802 -0.0%
1891 0.1796 -0.4%
1892 0.1791 -0.3%
1893 0.1786 -0.3%
1894 0.1782 -0.2%
1895 0.1779 -0.2%
1896 0.1777 -0.1%
1897 0.1776 -0.1%
1898 0.1853 +4.4%
1899 0.1961 +5.8%
1900 0.2102 +7.2%
1901 0.2297 +9.3%
1902 0.2433 +5.9%
1903 0.2463 +1.3%
1904 0.2495 +1.3%
1905 0.2527 +1.3%
1906 0.256 +1.3%
1907 0.2594 +1.3%
1908 0.2628 +1.3%
1909 0.2663 +1.3%
1910 0.2699 +1.3%
1911 0.2689 -0.4%
1912 0.2713 +0.9%
1913 0.2751 +1.4%
1914 0.2788 +1.4%
1915 0.2825 +1.3%
1916 0.2862 +1.3%
1917 0.2899 +1.3%
1918 0.2937 +1.3%
1919 0.297 +1.1%
1920 0.2997 +0.9%
1921 0.3031 +1.1%
1922 0.3064 +1.1%
1923 0.3092 +0.9%
1924 0.3119 +0.9%
1925 0.3146 +0.9%
1926 0.3173 +0.9%
1927 0.3201 +0.9%
1928 0.3228 +0.8%
1929 0.3256 +0.9%
1930 0.3284 +0.9%
1931 0.3318 +1.0%
1932 0.3355 +1.1%
1933 0.3392 +1.1%
1934 0.3429 +1.1%
1935 0.3467 +1.1%
1936 0.3505 +1.1%
1937 0.3543 +1.1%
1938 0.3581 +1.1%
1939 0.3616 +1.0%
1940 0.361 -0.2%
1941 0.3612 +0.1%
1942 0.3612 +0.0%
1943 0.361 -0.1%
1944 0.3609 -0.0%
1945 0.3589 -0.6%
1946 0.3566 -0.6%
1947 0.3543 -0.7%
1948 0.3614 +2.0%
1949 0.3618 +0.1%
1950 0.4481 +23.9%
1951 0.4177 -6.8%
1952 0.4598 +10.1%
1953 0.4551 -1.0%
1954 0.4347 -4.5%
1955 0.4628 +6.5%
1956 0.4609 -0.4%
1957 0.5568 +20.8%
1958 0.4728 -15.1%
1959 0.4829 +2.1%
1960 0.693 +43.5%
1961 0.5002 -27.8%
1962 0.5108 +2.1%
1963 0.5237 +2.5%
1964 0.4899 -6.4%
1965 0.4746 -3.1%
1966 0.4757 +0.2%
1967 0.4503 -5.3%
1968 0.4861 +7.9%
1969 0.7516 +54.6%
1970 0.6639 -11.7%
1971 0.6307 -5.0%
1972 0.5815 -7.8%
1973 0.5222 -10.2%
1974 0.5049 -3.3%
1975 0.5062 +0.3%
1976 0.4829 -4.6%
1977 0.4979 +3.1%
1978 0.5596 +12.4%
1979 0.538 -3.9%
1980 0.5077 -5.6%
1981 0.5213 +2.7%
1982 0.4831 -7.3%
1983 0.5168 +7.0%
1984 0.4862 -5.9%
1985 0.4952 +1.9%
1986 0.4942 -0.2%
1987 0.4408 -10.8%
1988 0.419 -4.9%
1989 0.3932 -6.2%
1990 0.5205 +32.4%
1991 0.53 +1.8%
1992 0.4643 -12.4%
1993 0.4545 -2.1%
1994 0.4582 +0.8%
1995 0.4692 +2.4%
1996 0.4754 +1.3%
1997 0.4883 +2.7%
1998 0.5014 +2.7%
1999 0.5325 +6.2%
2000 0.5554 +4.3%
2001 0.5324 -4.1%
2002 0.537 +0.9%
2003 0.5383 +0.2%
2004 0.5276 -2.0%
2005 0.5089 -3.5%
2006 0.5376 +5.6%
2007 0.5109 -5.0%
2008 0.5037 -1.4%
2009 0.5012 -0.5%
2010 0.4956 -1.1%
2011 0.5134 +3.6%
2012 0.5271 +2.7%
2013 0.5512 +4.6%
2014 0.5556 +0.8%
2015 0.5339 -3.9%
2016 0.5286 -1.0%
2017 0.5101 -3.5%
2018 0.4913 -3.7%
2019 0.5021 +2.2%
2020 0.5035 +0.3%
2021 0.5211 +3.5%
2022 0.5124 -1.7%
2023 0.4943 -3.5%
2024 0.4901 -0.9%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.4901 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5093, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.4901 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7269, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use 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.

YearChange FromTo
1969 +54.6% 0.4861 0.7516
1960 +43.5% 0.4829 0.693
1990 +32.4% 0.3932 0.5205
1961 -27.8% 0.693 0.5002

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2056 0.2023 0.2082 10
1860s 0.1981 0.1946 0.2015 10
1870s 0.1911 0.1886 0.1937 10
1880s 0.1841 0.1802 0.1879 10
1890s 0.181 0.1776 0.1961 10
1900s 0.2476 0.2102 0.2663 10
1910s 0.2813 0.2689 0.297 10
1920s 0.3131 0.2997 0.3256 10
1930s 0.3449 0.3284 0.3616 10
1940s 0.3598 0.3543 0.3618 10
1950s 0.4652 0.4177 0.5568 10
1960s 0.5356 0.4503 0.7516 10
1970s 0.5488 0.4829 0.6639 10
1980s 0.4757 0.3932 0.5213 10
1990s 0.4894 0.4545 0.5325 10
2000s 0.5253 0.5012 0.5554 10
2010s 0.5209 0.4913 0.5556 10
2020s 0.5043 0.4901 0.5211 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 183 Somalia 0.5266 compare
  2. 184 Gambia 0.5165 compare
  3. 185 South Sudan 0.5093 compare
  4. 187 Mali 0.4684 compare
  5. 188 Chad 0.458 compare
  6. 189 Ethiopia 0.4461 compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Sierra Leone?
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Sierra Leone was 0.4901 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.7516 in 1969.
What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1776 in 1897.
How does Sierra Leone rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
Sierra Leone ranks 186th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
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