Land Surface Temperature in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Land Surface Temperature was 28.22 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
28.22
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
77th
of 191 countries
All-time high
29.03
in 2016
All-time low
26.66
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Land Surface Temperature in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land surface temperature in Sierra Leone is 28.22, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land surface temperature in Sierra Leone peaked at 29.03 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.66, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.49 | 26.66 | 28.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.17 | 27.47 | 29.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.41 | 28.22 | 28.59 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9174 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7175 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7846 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land surface temperature in Sierra Leone?
- Land surface temperature in Sierra Leone was 28.22 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest land surface temperature recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 29.03 in 2016.
- What is the lowest land surface temperature recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.66 in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for land surface temperature?
- Sierra Leone ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
- Is land surface temperature rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Land Surface Temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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