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Per capita methane emissions in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6269 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6269
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
153rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8409
in 2006
All-time low
0.4707
in 1897
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Sierra Leone, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Sierra Leone stood at 0.6269.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8409 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4707, in 1897.

That places Sierra Leone 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Per capita methane emissions in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.5924 —
1851 0.591 -0.2%
1852 0.5889 -0.3%
1853 0.5862 -0.5%
1854 0.5835 -0.5%
1855 0.5808 -0.5%
1856 0.5781 -0.5%
1857 0.5755 -0.5%
1858 0.5728 -0.5%
1859 0.5701 -0.5%
1860 0.5672 -0.5%
1861 0.5649 -0.4%
1862 0.5625 -0.4%
1863 0.5601 -0.4%
1864 0.5576 -0.4%
1865 0.5551 -0.4%
1866 0.5527 -0.4%
1867 0.5502 -0.4%
1868 0.5478 -0.4%
1869 0.5452 -0.5%
1870 0.5426 -0.5%
1871 0.5399 -0.5%
1872 0.5371 -0.5%
1873 0.5342 -0.5%
1874 0.5313 -0.5%
1875 0.5285 -0.5%
1876 0.5256 -0.5%
1877 0.5228 -0.5%
1878 0.52 -0.5%
1879 0.5172 -0.5%
1880 0.5144 -0.5%
1881 0.5116 -0.5%
1882 0.5089 -0.5%
1883 0.5061 -0.5%
1884 0.5034 -0.5%
1885 0.5007 -0.5%
1886 0.498 -0.5%
1887 0.4953 -0.5%
1888 0.4926 -0.5%
1889 0.49 -0.5%
1890 0.4873 -0.5%
1891 0.4847 -0.5%
1892 0.4822 -0.5%
1893 0.4797 -0.5%
1894 0.4774 -0.5%
1895 0.475 -0.5%
1896 0.4728 -0.5%
1897 0.4707 -0.5%
1898 0.4764 +1.2%
1899 0.4852 +1.8%
1900 0.4972 +2.5%
1901 0.5148 +3.5%
1902 0.5262 +2.2%
1903 0.5271 +0.2%
1904 0.5282 +0.2%
1905 0.5293 +0.2%
1906 0.5305 +0.2%
1907 0.5318 +0.2%
1908 0.5332 +0.3%
1909 0.5348 +0.3%
1910 0.5367 +0.3%
1911 0.5394 +0.5%
1912 0.5456 +1.2%
1913 0.5532 +1.4%
1914 0.5606 +1.3%
1915 0.568 +1.3%
1916 0.5753 +1.3%
1917 0.5826 +1.3%
1918 0.59 +1.3%
1919 0.5963 +1.1%
1920 0.6014 +0.9%
1921 0.6077 +1.0%
1922 0.6133 +0.9%
1923 0.6177 +0.7%
1924 0.6219 +0.7%
1925 0.626 +0.7%
1926 0.63 +0.6%
1927 0.6339 +0.6%
1928 0.6376 +0.6%
1929 0.6413 +0.6%
1930 0.6451 +0.6%
1931 0.6504 +0.8%
1932 0.6558 +0.8%
1933 0.6611 +0.8%
1934 0.6663 +0.8%
1935 0.6714 +0.8%
1936 0.6779 +1.0%
1937 0.6844 +1.0%
1938 0.6908 +0.9%
1939 0.6964 +0.8%
1940 0.6977 +0.2%
1941 0.7005 +0.4%
1942 0.7027 +0.3%
1943 0.7042 +0.2%
1944 0.7056 +0.2%
1945 0.7048 -0.1%
1946 0.7038 -0.1%
1947 0.7025 -0.2%
1948 0.7106 +1.2%
1949 0.712 +0.2%
1950 0.721 +1.3%
1951 0.7224 +0.2%
1952 0.7241 +0.2%
1953 0.7261 +0.3%
1954 0.7281 +0.3%
1955 0.7297 +0.2%
1956 0.731 +0.2%
1957 0.7324 +0.2%
1958 0.7327 +0.0%
1959 0.7333 +0.1%
1960 0.7339 +0.1%
1961 0.7396 +0.8%
1962 0.7163 -3.2%
1963 0.7213 +0.7%
1964 0.7167 -0.6%
1965 0.7386 +3.1%
1966 0.7507 +1.6%
1967 0.7584 +1.0%
1968 0.7281 -4.0%
1969 0.7133 -2.0%
1970 0.7324 +2.7%
1971 0.7355 +0.4%
1972 0.7225 -1.8%
1973 0.725 +0.4%
1974 0.6898 -4.9%
1975 0.703 +1.9%
1976 0.7177 +2.1%
1977 0.738 +2.8%
1978 0.7179 -2.7%
1979 0.7028 -2.1%
1980 0.7308 +4.0%
1981 0.6855 -6.2%
1982 0.6988 +1.9%
1983 0.6569 -6.0%
1984 0.6096 -7.2%
1985 0.6025 -1.2%
1986 0.5951 -1.2%
1987 0.5968 +0.3%
1988 0.5896 -1.2%
1989 0.5959 +1.1%
1990 0.7052 +18.4%
1991 0.6904 -2.1%
1992 0.6966 +0.9%
1993 0.7125 +2.3%
1994 0.6941 -2.6%
1995 0.6888 -0.8%
1996 0.6494 -5.7%
1997 0.667 +2.7%
1998 0.6597 -1.1%
1999 0.6611 +0.2%
2000 0.6478 -2.0%
2001 0.6372 -1.6%
2002 0.6591 +3.4%
2003 0.6895 +4.6%
2004 0.7237 +5.0%
2005 0.7531 +4.1%
2006 0.8409 +11.7%
2007 0.7178 -14.6%
2008 0.6933 -3.4%
2009 0.7116 +2.6%
2010 0.7019 -1.4%
2011 0.7212 +2.8%
2012 0.7759 +7.6%
2013 0.7482 -3.6%
2014 0.7622 +1.9%
2015 0.7115 -6.7%
2016 0.7211 +1.4%
2017 0.6955 -3.6%
2018 0.7671 +10.3%
2019 0.6291 -18.0%
2020 0.6237 -0.9%
2021 0.6897 +10.6%
2022 0.6237 -9.6%
2023 0.6146 -1.5%
2024 0.6269 +2.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.6269 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.6269 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.5819 0.5701 0.5924 10
1860s 0.5563 0.5452 0.5672 10
1870s 0.5299 0.5172 0.5426 10
1880s 0.5021 0.49 0.5144 10
1890s 0.4791 0.4707 0.4873 10
1900s 0.5253 0.4972 0.5348 10
1910s 0.5648 0.5367 0.5963 10
1920s 0.6231 0.6014 0.6413 10
1930s 0.67 0.6451 0.6964 10
1940s 0.7044 0.6977 0.712 10
1950s 0.7281 0.721 0.7333 10
1960s 0.7317 0.7133 0.7584 10
1970s 0.7185 0.6898 0.738 10
1980s 0.6362 0.5896 0.7308 10
1990s 0.6825 0.6494 0.7125 10
2000s 0.7074 0.6372 0.8409 10
2010s 0.7234 0.6291 0.7759 10
2020s 0.6357 0.6146 0.6897 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 150 Taiwan 0.6662 compare
  2. 151 Germany 0.6639 compare
  3. 152 United Kingdom 0.6337 compare
  4. 154 Liechtenstein 0.6155 compare
  5. 155 Senegal 0.6147 compare
  6. 156 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6008 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Sierra Leone?
Per capita methane emissions in Sierra Leone was 0.6269 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.8409 in 2006.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4707 in 1897.
How does Sierra Leone rank for per capita methane emissions?
Sierra Leone ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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