Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.1325 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 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
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Sierra Leone is 0.1325 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.1535 Mt CO2e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0375 Mt CO2e, in 1974.
Sierra Leone ranks 121st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0388 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0381 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0387 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0382 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0375 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0386 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0404 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0406 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0415 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0412 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0412 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0407 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0753 Mt CO2e | +85.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0723 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0757 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0629 Mt CO2e | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 0.07 Mt CO2e | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0736 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0634 Mt CO2e | -13.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0703 Mt CO2e | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0933 Mt CO2e | +32.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0932 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0811 Mt CO2e | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0668 Mt CO2e | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0863 Mt CO2e | +29.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0906 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0976 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0954 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.095 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0973 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0816 Mt CO2e | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0955 Mt CO2e | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0884 Mt CO2e | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1115 Mt CO2e | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1153 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1086 Mt CO2e | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1455 Mt CO2e | +34.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1354 Mt CO2e | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.107 Mt CO2e | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1069 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0898 Mt CO2e | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1014 Mt CO2e | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1223 Mt CO2e | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.118 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1261 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1535 Mt CO2e | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1293 Mt CO2e | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1239 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.113 Mt CO2e | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.113 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1134 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1128 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1237 Mt CO2e | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1132 Mt CO2e | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1325 Mt CO2e | +17.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1325 Mt CO2e is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3365 Mt CO2e, 39% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1325 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 Mt CO2e, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +85.0% | 0.0407 Mt CO2e | 0.0753 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0394 Mt CO2e | 0.0375 Mt CO2e | 0.0415 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0645 Mt CO2e | 0.0407 Mt CO2e | 0.0757 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0897 Mt CO2e | 0.0668 Mt CO2e | 0.0976 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1096 Mt CO2e | 0.0816 Mt CO2e | 0.1455 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.119 Mt CO2e | 0.0898 Mt CO2e | 0.1535 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1191 Mt CO2e | 0.1128 Mt CO2e | 0.1325 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Sierra Leone?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Sierra Leone was 0.1325 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1535 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 Mt CO2e in 1974.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).