Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
156th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Sierra Leone 156th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.0514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 0.0517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1874 | 0.056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1876 | 0.0608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1878 | 0.065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1879 | 0.0664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 0.067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1891 | 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1894 | 0.071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 0.0718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 0.0801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1919 | 0.1026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1920 | 0.1048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1922 | 0.1089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1924 | 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.1178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.1155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1933 | 0.1115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1936 | 0.1045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1939 | 0.0993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1941 | 0.104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1942 | 0.1201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.5% |
| 1943 | 0.1436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.5% |
| 1944 | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.4% |
| 1945 | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.2% |
| 1946 | 0.2295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.2% |
| 1947 | 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 1948 | 0.2741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1949 | 0.2861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1950 | 0.2888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.2848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1957 | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 66% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +34.7% | 0.1768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2003 | +27.1% | 0.1342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 153 Niue 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Algeria 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 Cape Verde 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Barbados 0.1665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Syria 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone was 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Sierra Leone ranks 156th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.