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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0497 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0497
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
131st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0577
in 1949
All-time low
0.0247
in 2000
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone, 1850–2024

00.020.040.06185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0497.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0577 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0247, in 2000.

That places Sierra Leone 131st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0263 —
1851 0.0263 -0.1%
1852 0.0263 -0.1%
1853 0.0263 -0.1%
1854 0.0263 -0.0%
1855 0.0263 -0.0%
1856 0.0263 -0.0%
1857 0.0262 -0.0%
1858 0.0262 -0.0%
1859 0.0262 +0.0%
1860 0.0263 +0.0%
1861 0.0263 +0.0%
1862 0.0263 +0.0%
1863 0.0263 +0.0%
1864 0.0263 +0.0%
1865 0.0263 +0.0%
1866 0.0263 +0.0%
1867 0.0263 +0.0%
1868 0.0263 +0.0%
1869 0.0263 +0.0%
1870 0.0264 +0.0%
1871 0.0263 -0.0%
1872 0.0263 -0.2%
1873 0.0262 -0.3%
1874 0.0261 -0.3%
1875 0.0261 -0.3%
1876 0.026 -0.3%
1877 0.0259 -0.2%
1878 0.0259 -0.2%
1879 0.0259 -0.1%
1880 0.0258 -0.1%
1881 0.0258 -0.0%
1882 0.0258 -0.0%
1883 0.0258 -0.0%
1884 0.0258 +0.0%
1885 0.0258 +0.0%
1886 0.0258 +0.0%
1887 0.0258 +0.0%
1888 0.0258 +0.0%
1889 0.0258 +0.0%
1890 0.0261 +0.9%
1891 0.0261 -0.0%
1892 0.026 -0.0%
1893 0.026 -0.0%
1894 0.0261 +0.0%
1895 0.0261 +0.1%
1896 0.0261 +0.1%
1897 0.0262 +0.2%
1898 0.0262 +0.3%
1899 0.0263 +0.4%
1900 0.0265 +0.5%
1901 0.0266 +0.5%
1902 0.0267 +0.4%
1903 0.0268 +0.3%
1904 0.0269 +0.3%
1905 0.0269 +0.3%
1906 0.027 +0.3%
1907 0.0271 +0.4%
1908 0.0273 +0.5%
1909 0.0274 +0.6%
1910 0.0276 +0.7%
1911 0.0279 +1.0%
1912 0.0283 +1.3%
1913 0.0287 +1.6%
1914 0.0292 +1.8%
1915 0.0298 +1.9%
1916 0.0304 +1.9%
1917 0.031 +1.9%
1918 0.0315 +1.9%
1919 0.0321 +1.8%
1920 0.0327 +1.7%
1921 0.0333 +1.8%
1922 0.0339 +1.9%
1923 0.0346 +2.0%
1924 0.0352 +1.9%
1925 0.0358 +1.7%
1926 0.0364 +1.5%
1927 0.0368 +1.3%
1928 0.0372 +0.9%
1929 0.0374 +0.5%
1930 0.0374 +0.1%
1931 0.0373 -0.4%
1932 0.037 -0.8%
1933 0.0366 -1.1%
1934 0.0361 -1.3%
1935 0.0356 -1.4%
1936 0.0351 -1.4%
1937 0.0346 -1.3%
1938 0.0342 -1.2%
1939 0.0339 -0.9%
1940 0.0338 -0.5%
1941 0.0351 +3.8%
1942 0.0383 +9.3%
1943 0.0425 +10.8%
1944 0.0466 +9.8%
1945 0.0503 +7.9%
1946 0.0533 +6.0%
1947 0.0555 +4.2%
1948 0.057 +2.7%
1949 0.0577 +1.3%
1950 0.0576 -0.2%
1951 0.0566 -1.9%
1952 0.0546 -3.5%
1953 0.052 -4.7%
1954 0.0491 -5.7%
1955 0.046 -6.3%
1956 0.0429 -6.6%
1957 0.0401 -6.5%
1958 0.0378 -5.8%
1959 0.036 -4.6%
1960 0.0351 -2.7%
1961 0.0352 +0.4%
1962 0.0349 -0.9%
1963 0.0348 -0.1%
1964 0.0345 -1.0%
1965 0.0343 -0.6%
1966 0.0338 -1.5%
1967 0.0334 -1.0%
1968 0.0327 -2.4%
1969 0.0328 +0.4%
1970 0.0354 +7.8%
1971 0.0348 -1.6%
1972 0.0335 -3.7%
1973 0.0344 +2.8%
1974 0.0294 -14.6%
1975 0.0306 +4.2%
1976 0.0308 +0.8%
1977 0.0337 +9.2%
1978 0.0302 -10.4%
1979 0.0308 +2.3%
1980 0.0352 +14.1%
1981 0.0321 -8.8%
1982 0.0362 +12.6%
1983 0.033 -8.7%
1984 0.032 -3.1%
1985 0.03 -6.3%
1986 0.0308 +2.7%
1987 0.031 +0.7%
1988 0.0292 -5.9%
1989 0.0313 +7.2%
1990 0.0352 +12.5%
1991 0.0351 -0.3%
1992 0.0347 -1.0%
1993 0.0349 +0.4%
1994 0.0356 +2.2%
1995 0.0348 -2.5%
1996 0.0278 -20.0%
1997 0.0278 -0.1%
1998 0.0265 -4.6%
1999 0.026 -1.9%
2000 0.0247 -4.9%
2001 0.0259 +4.7%
2002 0.0278 +7.3%
2003 0.0365 +31.5%
2004 0.0388 +6.2%
2005 0.0388 -0.1%
2006 0.0526 +35.8%
2007 0.0473 -10.0%
2008 0.0402 -15.1%
2009 0.0438 +9.0%
2010 0.0407 -7.0%
2011 0.043 +5.5%
2012 0.0509 +18.4%
2013 0.0503 -1.2%
2014 0.052 +3.3%
2015 0.0544 +4.8%
2016 0.0507 -6.8%
2017 0.0492 -3.0%
2018 0.0479 -2.8%
2019 0.0436 -8.9%
2020 0.0443 +1.6%
2021 0.0474 +7.1%
2022 0.0478 +0.7%
2023 0.0479 +0.2%
2024 0.0497 +3.9%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.0497 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2094, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.0497 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +35.8% 0.0388 0.0526
2003 +31.5% 0.0278 0.0365

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0263 0.0262 0.0263 10
1860s 0.0263 0.0263 0.0263 10
1870s 0.0261 0.0259 0.0264 10
1880s 0.0258 0.0258 0.0258 10
1890s 0.0261 0.026 0.0263 10
1900s 0.0269 0.0265 0.0274 10
1910s 0.0296 0.0276 0.0321 10
1920s 0.0353 0.0327 0.0374 10
1930s 0.0358 0.0339 0.0374 10
1940s 0.047 0.0338 0.0577 10
1950s 0.0473 0.036 0.0576 10
1960s 0.0341 0.0327 0.0352 10
1970s 0.0323 0.0294 0.0354 10
1980s 0.0321 0.0292 0.0362 10
1990s 0.0318 0.026 0.0356 10
2000s 0.0376 0.0247 0.0526 10
2010s 0.0483 0.0407 0.0544 10
2020s 0.0474 0.0443 0.0497 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 128 Rwanda 0.0548 compare
  2. 129 Jordan 0.0502 compare
  3. 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0499 compare
  4. 132 Oman 0.0483 compare
  5. 133 Singapore 0.0456 compare
  6. 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0453 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone was 0.0497 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.0577 in 1949.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0247 in 2000.
How does Sierra Leone rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Sierra Leone ranks 131st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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