Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sierra Leone, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sierra Leone is 0.0%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 131st out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
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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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sierra Leone?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Sierra Leone was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Sierra Leone ranks 131st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.