Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Sierra Leone 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +81.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +35.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +21.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +15.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +81.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +35.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 113 Moldova 0.1% compare
- 114 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 115 Niger 0.0% compare
- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 119 Slovenia 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- 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)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Sierra Leone was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Sierra Leone ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).