Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 130.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sierra Leone, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 130.6% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sierra Leone peaked at 130.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1994.
That places Sierra Leone 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | -0.9% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 3.9% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 68.6% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.9% | 99.9% | 130.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 33 Papua New Guinea 138.8% compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 137.3% compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 129.7% compare
- 37 Laos 128.4% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 125.6% compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.64 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 29.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 55.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 203.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 39.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,584 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sierra Leone?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sierra Leone was 130.6% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 130.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1994.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Sierra Leone ranks 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.