Environment in Sierra Leone 47 indicators covering environment for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7846 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.6% 128th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7681 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.9% 154th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1487 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.5% 155th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2454 Mt CO2e 2024 down 10.5% 151st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1691 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 3.6% 182nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.46 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.1% 157th Aquaculture production 185 metric tons 2024 up 146.7% 151st Capture fisheries production 208,810 metric tons 2024 up 1.1% 61st Total fisheries production 208,995 metric tons 2024 up 1.2% 68th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1551 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.9% 145th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1585 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.5% 150th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1346 Mt CO2e 2024 up 23.5% 151st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.5587 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.2% 126th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0909 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.7% 79th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e 2024 up 47.1% 143rd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.93 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.1% 149th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0803 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.5% 125th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0113 Mt CO2e 2024 up 59.2% 145th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 148th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.8927 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.8% 132nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1325 Mt CO2e 2024 up 5.1% 121st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 147th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 150th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9174 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 6.0% 185th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.62 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.7% 110th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7175 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.5% 59th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.45 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.8% 87th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 146th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0173 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.3% 51st Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.57 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.6% 122nd F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0022 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 146th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 12.5% 176th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 130.9% 2024 up 44.4% 100th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 110.6% 2024 up 22.8% 47th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 128.3% 2024 up 37.6% 76th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 130.6% 2024 up 38.4% 35th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 0.4958 2022 unchanged 168th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 185th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 0.9% 2023 up 80.0% 185th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 1.6% 2023 up 100.0% 185th Forest rents 8.8% 2021 down 9.5% 8th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 42.01 2022 up 32.8% 72nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 1.9% 2017 — 118th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd