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.
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
- 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 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).