Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires was 13.42 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
13.42
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
36th
of 209 countries
All-time high
39.89
in 2006
All-time low
3.34
in 1998
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires in Sierra Leone, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 18.51991: 18.51992: 18.51993: 18.51994: 18.51995: 18.51996: 3.91997: 41998: 3.31999: 4.12000: 3.82001: 11.72002: 12.72003: 25.72004: 28.12005: 23.52006: 39.92007: 38.92008: 19.72009: 20.32010: 10.22011: 13.82012: 262013: 20.72014: 24.12015: 30.92016: 27.32017: 22.62018: 14.62019: 13.4

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 13.42 for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires in 2019.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires in Sierra Leone peaked at 39.89 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.34, in 1998.

Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires in Sierra Leone, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 18.48 —
1991 18.48 +0.0%
1992 18.48 +0.0%
1993 18.48 +0.0%
1994 18.48 +0.0%
1995 18.48 +0.0%
1996 3.86 -79.1%
1997 4 +3.7%
1998 3.34 -16.5%
1999 4.09 +22.5%
2000 3.83 -6.3%
2001 11.73 +206.1%
2002 12.74 +8.6%
2003 25.68 +101.5%
2004 28.14 +9.6%
2005 23.45 -16.7%
2006 39.89 +70.1%
2007 38.92 -2.4%
2008 19.69 -49.4%
2009 20.32 +3.2%
2010 10.21 -49.7%
2011 13.82 +35.3%
2012 25.99 +88.0%
2013 20.73 -20.2%
2014 24.08 +16.2%
2015 30.86 +28.1%
2016 27.35 -11.4%
2017 22.55 -17.5%
2018 14.63 -35.1%
2019 13.42 -8.3%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 13.42 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.92, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 13.42 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.93, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +206.1% 3.83 11.73

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.62 3.34 18.48 10
2000s 22.44 3.83 39.89 10
2010s 20.37 10.21 30.86 10

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 33 Botswana 17.66 compare
  2. 34 Cote d'Ivoire 16.75 compare
  3. 35 Burkina Faso 16.23 compare
  4. 37 Benin 12.55 compare
  5. 38 Namibia 11.32 compare
  6. 39 Myanmar 10.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires in Sierra Leone?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires in Sierra Leone was 13.42 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 39.89 in 2006.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 3.34 in 1998.
How does Sierra Leone rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires?
Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).