Waste — Emissions in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Waste — Emissions was 24.8 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.8 kt
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
131st
of 197 countries
All-time high
24.8 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4.98 kt
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023

510152025196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions in Sierra Leone stood at 24.8 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 24.8 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.98 kt, in 1969.

Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.77 kt 4.98 kt 6.5 kt 9
1970s 6.67 kt 5.19 kt 8.03 kt 10
1980s 10.03 kt 8.36 kt 11.9 kt 10
1990s 11.71 kt 11.4 kt 12.2 kt 10
2000s 14.66 kt 11.8 kt 17.4 kt 10
2010s 20.62 kt 17.9 kt 22.9 kt 10
2020s 24.05 kt 23.3 kt 24.8 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 128 Norway 27.3 kt compare
  2. 129 Estonia, Republic of 26.3 kt compare
  3. 130 Congo, Republic of 25.8 kt compare
  4. 132 North Macedonia, Republic of 23.4 kt compare
  5. 133 Eritrea, The State of 23.2 kt compare
  6. 134 Paraguay 21 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Sierra Leone?
Waste — emissions in Sierra Leone was 24.8 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 24.8 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 4.98 kt in 1969.
How does Sierra Leone rank for waste — emissions?
Sierra Leone ranks 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf