What is carbon intensity of gdp in Sierra Leone?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.

What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 0.0828 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1999.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0449 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2005.

How does Sierra Leone rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Sierra Leone ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Sierra Leone

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Sierra Leone
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sierra Leone: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

176th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0828 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 1999

All-time low

0.0449 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2005

Years of data

1990–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, carbon intensity of gdp in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0828 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0449 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, in 2005.

That places Sierra Leone 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) in Sierra Leone, 1990 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Change
1990	0.0558 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	—
1991	0.0724 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+29.8%
1992	0.0552 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-23.7%
1993	0.0531 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-3.8%
1994	0.056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+5.4%
1995	0.066 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+17.9%
1996	0.0731 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+10.8%
1997	0.0752 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+2.9%
1998	0.078 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+3.8%
1999	0.0828 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+6.1%
2000	0.0492 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-40.5%
2001	0.0669 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+35.9%
2002	0.0558 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-16.6%
2003	0.0542 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-2.8%
2004	0.0506 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-6.8%
2005	0.0449 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-11.2%
2006	0.054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+20.2%
2007	0.0488 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-9.6%
2008	0.0456 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-6.5%
2009	0.0454 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.6%
2010	0.0464 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+2.3%
2011	0.0525 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+13.1%
2012	0.0533 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+1.5%
2013	0.0535 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+0.5%
2014	0.0624 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+16.6%
2015	0.0553 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-11.4%
2016	0.0538 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-2.7%
2017	0.0514 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-4.4%
2018	0.0579 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+12.7%
2019	0.0547 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-5.5%
2020	0.0565 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+3.2%
2021	0.0638 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	+13.0%
2022	0.0604 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-5.4%
2023	0.0549 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-9.0%
2024	0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	-0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0668 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0531 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0828 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0516 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0449 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0669 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0541 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0464 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0624 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	10
2020s	0.058 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0638 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

173 Guinea-Bissau 0.0572 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
174 Sweden 0.0571 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
175 Central African Republic 0.057 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
177 Malta 0.0509 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
178 Ireland 0.0508 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare
179 Ethiopia 0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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)
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Sierra Leone?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.0828 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 1999.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0449 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in 2005.
How does Sierra Leone rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Sierra Leone ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Carbon intensity of GDP in Sierra Leone. Statizoid, drawing on EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/carbon-intensity-of-gdp-kg-co2e-per-2021-ppp-of-gdp/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/carbon-intensity-of-gdp-kg-co2e-per-2021-ppp-of-gdp/sierra-leone/">Carbon intensity of GDP in Sierra Leone</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.