Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in Sierra Leone, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0005 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in 2019.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -24.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0005 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 13.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0005 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 18.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +63.7% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 18 Nigeria 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 China 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Pakistan 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Italy 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Malaysia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Laos 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in Sierra Leone?
- Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square in Sierra Leone was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - rice cultivation, per square rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation 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.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
- 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
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Rice Cultivation 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.