Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 15.08 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.08 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
109th
of 180 countries
All-time high
15.1 kt
in 2022
All-time low
13.49 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 13.5 kt1991: 13.5 kt1992: 13.6 kt1993: 13.6 kt1994: 13.6 kt1995: 13.7 kt1996: 13.7 kt1997: 13.7 kt1998: 13.7 kt1999: 13.6 kt2000: 13.6 kt2001: 13.8 kt2002: 13.9 kt2003: 14.1 kt2004: 14.2 kt2005: 14.3 kt2006: 14.4 kt2007: 14.4 kt2008: 14.5 kt2009: 14.6 kt2010: 14.6 kt2011: 14.7 kt2012: 14.8 kt2013: 14.9 kt2014: 15 kt2015: 15 kt2016: 15 kt2017: 15 kt2018: 15 kt2019: 15 kt2020: 15.1 kt2021: 15.1 kt2022: 15.1 kt2023: 15.1 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Sierra Leone is 15.08 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 15.1 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.49 kt, in 1990.

That places Sierra Leone 109th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Sierra Leone, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 13.49 kt —
1991 13.55 kt +0.4%
1992 13.55 kt +0.0%
1993 13.58 kt +0.2%
1994 13.64 kt +0.4%
1995 13.67 kt +0.2%
1996 13.71 kt +0.3%
1997 13.71 kt -0.0%
1998 13.65 kt -0.4%
1999 13.62 kt -0.2%
2000 13.58 kt -0.3%
2001 13.79 kt +1.5%
2002 13.95 kt +1.1%
2003 14.07 kt +0.9%
2004 14.17 kt +0.7%
2005 14.26 kt +0.7%
2006 14.35 kt +0.6%
2007 14.44 kt +0.6%
2008 14.53 kt +0.6%
2009 14.59 kt +0.4%
2010 14.64 kt +0.4%
2011 14.71 kt +0.4%
2012 14.81 kt +0.7%
2013 14.94 kt +0.8%
2014 15.02 kt +0.6%
2015 15.04 kt +0.1%
2016 15.03 kt -0.1%
2017 15.02 kt -0.1%
2018 15.03 kt +0.1%
2019 15.04 kt +0.1%
2020 15.06 kt +0.1%
2021 15.08 kt +0.2%
2022 15.1 kt +0.1%
2023 15.08 kt -0.1%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 15.08 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.32 kt, 33% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 15.08 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 70% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.62 kt 13.49 kt 13.71 kt 10
2000s 14.17 kt 13.58 kt 14.59 kt 10
2010s 14.93 kt 14.64 kt 15.04 kt 10
2020s 15.08 kt 15.06 kt 15.1 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 106 Bahrain 16.77 kt compare
  2. 107 Kyrgyzstan 16.14 kt compare
  3. 108 Guinea 15.43 kt compare
  4. 110 Switzerland 14.63 kt compare
  5. 111 Georgia 13.99 kt compare
  6. 112 Liberia 13.96 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions in Sierra Leone?
Solid food waste — emissions in Sierra Leone was 15.08 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 15.1 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 13.49 kt in 1990.
How does Sierra Leone rank for solid food waste — emissions?
Sierra Leone ranks 109th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.