Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … capita Biomass in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … capita Biomass was 0.0001 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0001 t per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
77th
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.0002 t per person
in 1981
All-time low
0 t per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sierra Leone is 0.0001 t per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0002 t per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1961.

That places Sierra Leone 77th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … capita Biomass in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0 t per person —
1962 0 t per person —
1963 0 t per person —
1964 0 t per person —
1965 0 t per person —
1966 0 t per person —
1967 0 t per person —
1968 0 t per person —
1969 0 t per person —
1970 0 t per person —
1971 0 t per person —
1972 0 t per person —
1973 0 t per person —
1974 0 t per person —
1975 0 t per person —
1976 0 t per person —
1977 0 t per person —
1978 0 t per person —
1979 0 t per person —
1980 0 t per person —
1981 0.0002 t per person —
1982 0.0002 t per person -2.0%
1983 0.0002 t per person -2.1%
1984 0.0002 t per person -2.2%
1985 0.0002 t per person -2.2%
1986 0.0002 t per person -2.4%
1987 0.0002 t per person -2.6%
1988 0.0002 t per person -2.7%
1989 0.0002 t per person -2.5%
1990 0.0002 t per person -3.9%
1991 0.0002 t per person -1.2%
1992 0.0001 t per person -28.7%
1993 0.0001 t per person -49.9%
1994 0.0001 t per person +127.7%
1995 0 t per person -62.6%
1996 0.0001 t per person +175.3%
1997 0.0002 t per person +17.7%
1998 0.0001 t per person -1.0%
1999 0.0002 t per person +15.6%
2000 0.0002 t per person -2.4%
2001 0.0001 t per person -18.0%
2002 0.0001 t per person -5.6%
2003 0.0001 t per person -4.0%
2004 0.0001 t per person -3.3%
2005 0.0001 t per person -2.7%
2006 0.0001 t per person -2.2%
2007 0.0001 t per person -2.2%
2008 0.0001 t per person -2.5%
2009 0.0001 t per person -2.7%
2010 0.0001 t per person +7.0%
2011 0.0001 t per person -2.6%
2012 0.0001 t per person -2.5%
2013 0.0001 t per person -2.4%
2014 0.0001 t per person -1.0%
2015 0.0001 t per person -0.9%
2016 0.0001 t per person -1.3%
2017 0.0001 t per person -1.5%
2018 0.0001 t per person -1.7%
2019 0.0001 t per person -1.4%
2020 0.0001 t per person -0.9%
2021 0.0001 t per person -3.6%
2022 0.0001 t per person -1.5%
2023 0.0001 t per person -1.5%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.0001 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0003 t per person, 33% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.0001 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 t per person, 18% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … capita Biomass 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
1996 +175.3% 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person
1994 +127.7% 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person
1995 -62.6% 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person
1993 -49.9% 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person
1992 -28.7% 0.0002 t per person 0.0001 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0 t per person 9
1970s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0 t per person 10
1980s 0.0002 t per person 0 t per person 0.0002 t per person 10
1990s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0002 t per person 10
2000s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0002 t per person 10
2010s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2020s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 74 Ethiopia 0.0001 t per person compare
  2. 75 Benin 0.0001 t per person compare
  3. 76 French Polynesia 0.0001 t per person compare
  4. 78 Guinea-Bissau 0.0001 t per person compare
  5. 79 Oman 0 t per person compare
  6. 80 Afghanistan 0 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 95 places →

More climate change data for Sierra Leone

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sierra Leone?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sierra Leone was 0.0001 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 t per person in 1981.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1961.
How does Sierra Leone rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
Sierra Leone ranks 77th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sierra Leone. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/sugar-cane-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-per-capita/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/sugar-cane-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-per-capita/sierra-leone/">Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sierra Leone</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
95 places, 5,533 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.