Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
up 37.0%
World rank
13th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 2018
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 2000
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per capita in Sierra Leone is 0 kt per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0 kt per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2000.

Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person -11.3%
1963 0 kt per person +1.7%
1964 0 kt per person -1.7%
1965 0 kt per person +12.0%
1966 0 kt per person +6.7%
1967 0 kt per person +5.0%
1968 0 kt per person -10.3%
1969 0 kt per person -4.9%
1970 0 kt per person +3.4%
1971 0 kt per person +6.9%
1972 0 kt per person -4.0%
1973 0 kt per person -1.0%
1974 0 kt per person +3.5%
1975 0 kt per person +0.8%
1976 0 kt per person +3.4%
1977 0 kt per person +0.6%
1978 0 kt per person +1.7%
1979 0 kt per person -7.7%
1980 0 kt per person +0.5%
1981 0 kt per person -4.4%
1982 0 kt per person -2.0%
1983 0 kt per person -9.5%
1984 0 kt per person -15.7%
1985 0 kt per person +4.2%
1986 0 kt per person -2.4%
1987 0 kt per person +2.4%
1988 0 kt per person +5.6%
1989 0 kt per person +1.4%
1990 0 kt per person -6.4%
1991 0 kt per person -6.1%
1992 0 kt per person -3.2%
1993 0 kt per person +8.1%
1994 0 kt per person -14.4%
1995 0 kt per person -16.5%
1996 0 kt per person +4.9%
1997 0 kt per person +8.0%
1998 0 kt per person -10.9%
1999 0 kt per person -25.6%
2000 0 kt per person -16.1%
2001 0 kt per person +54.4%
2002 0 kt per person +32.2%
2003 0 kt per person +0.6%
2004 0 kt per person +18.6%
2005 0 kt per person +17.2%
2006 0 kt per person +11.7%
2007 0 kt per person -43.0%
2008 0 kt per person +7.3%
2009 0 kt per person +2.2%
2010 0 kt per person +7.0%
2011 0 kt per person +7.2%
2012 0 kt per person +15.9%
2013 0 kt per person -8.7%
2014 0 kt per person +7.9%
2015 0 kt per person -20.3%
2016 0 kt per person +23.6%
2017 0 kt per person -0.4%
2018 0 kt per person +46.3%
2019 0 kt per person -49.7%
2020 0 kt per person -1.9%
2021 0 kt per person +52.7%
2022 0 kt per person -32.1%
2023 0 kt per person +37.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0 kt per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 13.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 21.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 10 Madagascar 0 kt per person compare
  2. 11 Laos 0 kt per person compare
  3. 12 Indonesia 0 kt per person compare
  4. 14 Bangladesh 0 kt per person compare
  5. 15 Gambia 0 kt per person compare
  6. 16 Sri Lanka 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per capita in Sierra Leone?
Rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2018.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2000.
How does Sierra Leone rank for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,585 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.