Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0096 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0096 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0096 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 kt per square kilometre, in 1969.
Sierra Leone ranks 125th of 186 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.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 122 Samoa 0.0106 kt per square kilometre compare
- 123 Ghana 0.0103 kt per square kilometre compare
- 124 Tajikistan 0.0098 kt per square kilometre compare
- 126 Palau 0.0092 kt per square kilometre compare
- 127 Guinea 0.0092 kt per square kilometre compare
- 128 Senegal 0.0091 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0096 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.