Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.263 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.263 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.263 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0534 kt, in 1961.
That places Sierra Leone 148th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0534 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.0556 kt | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0583 kt | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0612 kt | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0644 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0675 kt | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0706 kt | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0736 kt | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0762 kt | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0781 kt | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0698 kt | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.071 kt | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.079 kt | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0804 kt | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0766 kt | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.078 kt | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0813 kt | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0847 kt | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0863 kt | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0841 kt | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0857 kt | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0893 kt | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0829 kt | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0785 kt | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.091 kt | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0871 kt | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0965 kt | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0902 kt | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0948 kt | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.104 kt | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.105 kt | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.107 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.108 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.112 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.114 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.116 kt | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.114 kt | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.113 kt | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.112 kt | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.128 kt | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.133 kt | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.142 kt | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.154 kt | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.166 kt | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.179 kt | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.186 kt | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.195 kt | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.204 kt | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.209 kt | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.212 kt | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.214 kt | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.221 kt | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.226 kt | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.228 kt | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.227 kt | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.229 kt | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.232 kt | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.24 kt | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.243 kt | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.248 kt | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.253 kt | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.258 kt | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.263 kt | +1.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.263 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.81 kt, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.263 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.567 kt, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0645 kt | 0.0534 kt | 0.0762 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0785 kt | 0.0698 kt | 0.0863 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.088 kt | 0.0785 kt | 0.0965 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1105 kt | 0.104 kt | 0.116 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1696 kt | 0.128 kt | 0.209 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2272 kt | 0.212 kt | 0.243 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2555 kt | 0.248 kt | 0.263 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 in Sierra Leone?
- Waste — emissions in Sierra Leone was 0.263 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 0.263 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0534 kt in 1961.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for waste — emissions?
- Sierra Leone ranks 148th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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