Rice — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Rice — Emissions intensity was 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone is 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.1% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9725 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2022.
Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions intensity in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | -24.0% |
| 1963 | 1.62 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.52 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.53 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | +18.2% |
| 1971 | 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 1.48 kg CO2eq/kg | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.49 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.46 kg CO2eq/kg | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 1.41 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.4 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 1.61 kg CO2eq/kg | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 1.33 kg CO2eq/kg | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 1.56 kg CO2eq/kg | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.59 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.65 kg CO2eq/kg | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.57 kg CO2eq/kg | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 1.75 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.87 kg CO2eq/kg | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.79 kg CO2eq/kg | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 1.5 kg CO2eq/kg | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.43 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.29 kg CO2eq/kg | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 1.26 kg CO2eq/kg | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 1.42 kg CO2eq/kg | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 1.78 kg CO2eq/kg | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 1.77 kg CO2eq/kg | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg | +45.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | -49.3% |
| 2020 | 1.18 kg CO2eq/kg | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9875 kg CO2eq/kg | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9725 kg CO2eq/kg | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg | +38.1% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Emissions intensity 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -49.3% | 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.25 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.17 kg CO2eq/kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.36 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.63 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.3 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.64 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.51 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.76 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.16 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.02 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.1 kg CO2eq/kg | 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 kg CO2eq/kg | 0.9725 kg CO2eq/kg | 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone?
- Rice — emissions intensity in Sierra Leone was 1.34 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 kg CO2eq/kg in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9725 kg CO2eq/kg in 2022.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for rice — emissions intensity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 70th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.