Environment in Sierra Leone 1,697 indicators covering environment for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change 2025 down 40.7% 125th Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change 2025 down 39.2% 108th Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 10th Standard Deviation 0.232 °C 2025 unchanged 201st Temperature change 1.28 °C 2025 up 42.0% 142nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8252 % change on previous year 2024 down 63.5% 85th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 30.8% 20th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 5.6% 148th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 69th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.3% 143rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 20.4% 173rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.17 % change on previous year 2024 — 42nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 62.1% 43rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 17.0% 175th Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year 2024 down 29.5% 69th Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 46.2% 21st Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 5.5% 170th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 62.2% 78th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 36.2% 100th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 1.7% 176th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) -100 % change on previous year 1982 down 3,350.0% 138th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 — 140th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 — 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.87 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.3% 64th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 31.8% 121st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 4.9% 183rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1.24 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.2% 65th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 31.1% 84th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 5.4% 153rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 3.64 % change on previous year 2024 down 51.5% 48th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 33.5% 117th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 3.6% 182nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 3.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 73.4% 57th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.3% 138th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 28.8% 177th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.95 % change on previous year 2024 up 79.2% 52nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 51.0% 76th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 up 9.0% 178th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 2.76 % change on previous year 2024 up 41.7% 28th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 22.6% 43rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 11.5% 152nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.1101 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.6% 95th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 13.2% 11th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 18.3% 63rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 44th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 27.2% 7th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 8.2% 25th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 78th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.3% 71st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 20.4% 174th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 17.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 148.4% 12th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15.9% 23rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 16.4% 152nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 4.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 66.8% 18th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 22.2% 37th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 11.8% 172nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 16.67 % change on previous year 2024 unchanged 6th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP 2024 up 10.3% 135th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person 2024 down 20.4% 174th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 60.2% 73rd Page 1 of 29 Next →