How have things changed?, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0242 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0242 metric tons per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0335 metric tons per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.009 metric tons per person, in 1968.
Sierra Leone ranks 64th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0132 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0131 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -31.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0114 metric tons per person | +19.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0182 metric tons per person | +61.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0235 metric tons per person | +29.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0236 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0232 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0183 metric tons per person | -20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.018 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 0.018 metric tons per person | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.015 metric tons per person | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0149 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0152 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0145 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.014 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0133 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0155 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0164 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0159 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.015 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0155 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.016 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0171 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0169 metric tons per person | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 0.016 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0167 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0185 metric tons per person | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 metric tons per person | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 0.026 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0256 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0335 metric tons per person | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0329 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0322 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0316 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0311 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0305 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.03 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0287 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0274 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0268 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0262 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0254 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0253 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.026 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0242 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0242 metric tons per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 metric tons per person, 5.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0242 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +61.1% | 0.0113 metric tons per person | 0.0182 metric tons per person |
| 2008 | +38.1% | 0.0243 metric tons per person | 0.0335 metric tons per person |
| 2004 | +33.5% | 0.0185 metric tons per person | 0.0247 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0115 metric tons per person | 0.009 metric tons per person | 0.0132 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0182 metric tons per person | 0.0113 metric tons per person | 0.0236 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0142 metric tons per person | 0.0129 metric tons per person | 0.0152 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0153 metric tons per person | 0.0135 metric tons per person | 0.0171 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 metric tons per person | 0.016 metric tons per person | 0.0335 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0293 metric tons per person | 0.0262 metric tons per person | 0.0322 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0251 metric tons per person | 0.0242 metric tons per person | 0.026 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 61 Guinea-Bissau 0.0246 metric tons per person compare
- 62 Portugal 0.0244 metric tons per person compare
- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0243 metric tons per person compare
- 65 Finland 0.0228 metric tons per person compare
- 66 Bahamas 0.0221 metric tons per person compare
- 67 Spain 0.0207 metric tons per person 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0242 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0335 metric tons per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 metric tons per person in 1968.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.