Sierra Leone's co₂ emissions rose from 0.2 Mt in 1995 to 1.4 Mt in 2024.
Sierra Leone · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Sierra Leone's co₂ per capita rose from 0.1 t in 1995 to 0.2 t in 2024.
Sierra Leone's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 20.4 Mt in 1995 to 42.6 Mt in 2024.
Sierra Leone's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 0.0 % in 2024.
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes CO₂-equivalent
135th of 209 · 34th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sierra Leone's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 8.5 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 16.3 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
37th of 209 · 17th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sierra Leone's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 2.0 t CO₂e in 1995 to 1.9 t CO₂e in 2024.
Sierra Leone's co₂ intensity rose from 0.0 in 1993 to 0.1 in 2022.
Sierra Leone's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 555.6 in 2000 to 47.6 in 2024.
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- Methane emissionsup +4.2 %128th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsup +4.7 %131st of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coalunchanged +0.0115th of 133*
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +3.9 %156th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changedown −2.5 %55th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.0108th of 205
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Sierra Leone.