Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 7.93 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Sierra Leone, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Sierra Leone stood at 7.93 Mt CO2e. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.93 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.11 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Sierra Leone 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.31 Mt CO2e | 2.11 Mt CO2e | 2.52 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 Mt CO2e | 2.51 Mt CO2e | 3.03 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 Mt CO2e | 3.34 Mt CO2e | 3.7 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.24 Mt CO2e | 3.39 Mt CO2e | 5.18 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.29 Mt CO2e | 5.46 Mt CO2e | 6.71 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.55 Mt CO2e | 6.87 Mt CO2e | 7.93 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0909 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.7681 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1487 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.2454 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1691 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 185 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 208,810 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 208,995 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1551 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Sierra Leone?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Sierra Leone was 7.93 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Sierra Leone ranks 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).