Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per was 0.052 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.052 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
125th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.0652 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0181 units per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per in Sierra Leone, 1990–2019

0.020.030.040.050.060.071990200420191990: 0.036 units per square kilometre1991: 0.035 units per square kilometre1992: 0.036 units per square kilometre1993: 0.037 units per square kilometre1994: 0.036 units per square kilometre1995: 0.034 units per square kilometre1996: 0.023 units per square kilometre1997: 0.023 units per square kilometre1998: 0.022 units per square kilometre1999: 0.019 units per square kilometre2000: 0.018 units per square kilometre2001: 0.026 units per square kilometre2002: 0.03 units per square kilometre2003: 0.041 units per square kilometre2004: 0.046 units per square kilometre2005: 0.047 units per square kilometre2006: 0.065 units per square kilometre2007: 0.055 units per square kilometre2008: 0.044 units per square kilometre2009: 0.048 units per square kilometre2010: 0.044 units per square kilometre2011: 0.05 units per square kilometre2012: 0.063 units per square kilometre2013: 0.06 units per square kilometre2014: 0.065 units per square kilometre2015: 0.064 units per square kilometre2016: 0.065 units per square kilometre2017: 0.062 units per square kilometre2018: 0.057 units per square kilometre2019: 0.052 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.052 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in 2019.

That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0652 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0181 units per square kilometre, in 2000.

That places Sierra Leone 125th out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.036 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0355 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1992 0.0355 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1993 0.0367 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1994 0.036 units per square kilometre -1.9%
1995 0.0342 units per square kilometre -5.0%
1996 0.023 units per square kilometre -32.8%
1997 0.0228 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1998 0.0216 units per square kilometre -5.1%
1999 0.0191 units per square kilometre -11.5%
2000 0.0181 units per square kilometre -5.6%
2001 0.0256 units per square kilometre +41.8%
2002 0.03 units per square kilometre +17.2%
2003 0.0406 units per square kilometre +35.4%
2004 0.0462 units per square kilometre +13.9%
2005 0.0473 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2006 0.0646 units per square kilometre +36.5%
2007 0.055 units per square kilometre -14.8%
2008 0.0443 units per square kilometre -19.5%
2009 0.0484 units per square kilometre +9.3%
2010 0.0441 units per square kilometre -8.9%
2011 0.05 units per square kilometre +13.4%
2012 0.0634 units per square kilometre +26.7%
2013 0.0598 units per square kilometre -5.6%
2014 0.0647 units per square kilometre +8.2%
2015 0.0643 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2016 0.0652 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2017 0.0623 units per square kilometre -4.5%
2018 0.0574 units per square kilometre -7.8%
2019 0.052 units per square kilometre -9.5%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.052 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0475 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.052 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0491 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.03 units per square kilometre 0.0191 units per square kilometre 0.0367 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.042 units per square kilometre 0.0181 units per square kilometre 0.0646 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0583 units per square kilometre 0.0441 units per square kilometre 0.0652 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 122 Benin 0.0539 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 123 French Polynesia 0.0525 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 124 United States 0.0521 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 126 North Macedonia 0.0518 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 127 Tajikistan 0.0503 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 128 Venezuela 0.0502 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Sierra Leone?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per in Sierra Leone was 0.052 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.0652 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0181 units per square kilometre in 2000.
How does Sierra Leone rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per?
Sierra Leone ranks 125th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - farm-gate emissions, per rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Farm-gate emissions 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.