Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 1.18 kilograms per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Sierra Leone is 1.18 kilograms per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.1% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Sierra Leone peaked at 21.2 kilograms per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.18 kilograms per person, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.33 kilograms per person | 9.26 kilograms per person | 21.2 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.77 kilograms per person | 5.22 kilograms per person | 9.04 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 kilograms per person | 1.29 kilograms per person | 7.45 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 kilograms per person | 1.18 kilograms per person | 2.42 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 178 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.51 kilograms per person compare
- 179 Burundi 1.46 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Malawi 1.42 kilograms per person compare
- 182 Haiti 0.8593 kilograms per person compare
- 183 Afghanistan 0.7237 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Kiribati 0 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Lesotho 0 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Niue 0 kilograms per person compare
- 184 North Korea 0 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Tonga 0 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Tuvalu 0 kilograms 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Sierra Leone?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Sierra Leone was 1.18 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2 kilograms per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Sierra Leone ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.