Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sierra Leone, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sierra Leone peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1972.
Sierra Leone ranks 169th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 166 Yemen 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 167 Gabon 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 168 Paraguay 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 170 Afghanistan 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 171 Guyana 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 172 Mongolia 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8252 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sierra Leone?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sierra Leone was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 169th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- 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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.