How does Sierra Leone rank for scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people?

Sierra Leone ranks 152nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.

Is scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is up 412.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?

The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sierra Leone

Name: Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sierra Leone
Creator: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sierra Leone: Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people was 0.6943 publications per million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.6943 publications per million people

Change on year

up 95.8%

World rank

152nd

of 165 countries

All-time high

0.6943 publications per million people

in 2024

All-time low

0.1355 publications per million people

in 2017

Years of data

2017–2024

Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sierra Leone, 2017–2024

Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in publications per million people.

Analysis

In 2024, scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sierra Leone stood at 0.6943 publications per million people. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.8% on the previous year and up 412.3% over ten years.

Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	0.2618 publications per million people	0.1355 publications per million people	0.388 publications per million people	2
2020s	0.4081 publications per million people	0.2416 publications per million people	0.6943 publications per million people	5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

149 Guatemala 1.09 publications per million people compare
150 Liberia 1.07 publications per million people compare
151 Togo 0.9516 publications per million people compare
153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6889 publications per million people compare
154 Tajikistan 0.6609 publications per million people compare
155 Laos 0.6435 publications per million people compare

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More reference data data for Sierra Leone

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 8.39 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 79.92 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 2.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0317 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 11.67 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sierra Leone?: Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people in Sierra Leone was 0.6943 publications per million people in 2024, according to Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.6943 publications per million people in 2024.
What is the lowest scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1355 publications per million people in 2017.
How does Sierra Leone rank for scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people?: Sierra Leone ranks 152nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is up 412.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?: The figures come from Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Scholarly publications on artificial intelligence per million people
Unit: publications per million people
Source: Center for Security and Emerging Technology (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 165 places, 1,421 data points, 2016–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Scholarly publications on AI per million people, including journal articles, conference papers, working papers, and preprints. The data only covers articles with an English-language title or abstract.