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
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Share co2 vs population 0.1565 (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 vs gdp 0.166 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 42.62 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.166 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.166 (2024)
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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