Sierra Leone Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
7.928.483
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,72%
increase
Global Share
0,01%
Per Capita
0,91
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Sierra Leone were 7.928.483 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1,72% over the previous year, representing an increase by 133.944 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 7.794.539 tons.
- Per capita: 0,91 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Sierra Leone accounts for 0,01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.928.483 | 1.461.784 | 5.571.779 | 892.723 | 2.196 | 0,91 | 1,72% | 0,015% |
| 2023 | 7.794.539 | 1.410.425 | 5.526.153 | 855.764 | 2.196 | 0,91 | 6,26% | 0,015% |
| 2022 | 7.335.499 | 1.466.843 | 5.025.064 | 841.396 | 2.196 | 0,88 | −6,36% | 0,014% |
| 2021 | 7.833.319 | 1.472.370 | 5.489.136 | 869.616 | 2.196 | 0,95 | 13,95% | 0,015% |
| 2020 | 6.874.179 | 1.230.737 | 4.831.174 | 810.072 | 2.196 | 0,85 | 2,57% | 0,014% |
| 2019 | 6.702.060 | 1.207.305 | 4.706.056 | 786.503 | 2.196 | 0,85 | 2,29% | 0,013% |
| 2018 | 6.551.938 | 1.210.764 | 4.543.492 | 795.485 | 2.196 | 0,85 | 3,29% | 0,013% |
| 2017 | 6.343.176 | 1.044.630 | 4.524.891 | 771.458 | 2.196 | 0,84 | 0,38% | 0,013% |
| 2016 | 6.319.471 | 1.058.727 | 4.491.360 | 767.188 | 2.196 | 0,85 | 1,23% | 0,013% |
| 2015 | 6.242.856 | 1.022.389 | 4.412.533 | 805.738 | 2.196 | 0,86 | −6,98% | 0,013% |
| 2014 | 6.711.186 | 1.207.017 | 4.696.381 | 805.592 | 2.196 | 0,95 | 3,2% | 0,014% |
| 2013 | 6.502.988 | 1.122.734 | 4.592.722 | 785.336 | 2.196 | 0,94 | 4,93% | 0,013% |
| 2012 | 6.197.411 | 974.373 | 4.460.743 | 760.099 | 2.196 | 0,92 | 5,74% | 0,013% |
| 2011 | 5.861.023 | 868.442 | 4.273.785 | 716.599 | 2.196 | 0,89 | 7,4% | 0,013% |
| 2010 | 5.457.165 | 710.264 | 4.074.876 | 669.828 | 2.196 | 0,84 | 5,36% | 0,012% |
| 2009 | 5.179.399 | 652.742 | 3.872.823 | 651.639 | 2.196 | 0,82 | 7,68% | 0,012% |
| 2008 | 4.809.885 | 646.767 | 3.570.563 | 590.359 | 2.196 | 0,78 | 4,08% | 0,011% |
| 2007 | 4.621.362 | 667.231 | 3.373.344 | 578.831 | 1.957 | 0,77 | −9,37% | 0,011% |
| 2006 | 5.098.966 | 711.602 | 3.787.650 | 597.996 | 1.717 | 0,87 | 14,29% | 0,012% |
| 2005 | 4.461.420 | 567.489 | 3.387.030 | 505.593 | 1.308 | 0,79 | 11,73% | 0,011% |
| 2004 | 3.993.183 | 612.460 | 2.898.351 | 481.458 | 914 | 0,73 | 4,94% | 0,010% |
| 2003 | 3.805.210 | 616.862 | 2.737.063 | 450.682 | 604 | 0,73 | 5,12% | 0,0100% |
| 2002 | 3.619.992 | 579.780 | 2.639.117 | 400.723 | 372 | 0,73 | 4,85% | 0,0099% |
| 2001 | 3.452.649 | 549.431 | 2.509.756 | 393.318 | 144 | 0,73 | 1,83% | 0,0096% |
| 2000 | 3.390.763 | 431.636 | 2.557.454 | 401.636 | 37 | 0,74 | −8,25% | 0,0095% |
| 1999 | 3.695.663 | 680.439 | 2.598.494 | 416.675 | 55 | 0,83 | 2,28% | 0,011% |
| 1998 | 3.613.123 | 654.150 | 2.530.257 | 428.643 | 72 | 0,83 | 1,14% | 0,010% |
| 1997 | 3.572.573 | 619.345 | 2.527.820 | 425.325 | 83 | 0,83 | 1,8% | 0,010% |
| 1996 | 3.509.260 | 639.671 | 2.432.644 | 436.798 | 148 | 0,82 | 1,84% | 0,010% |
| 1995 | 3.445.972 | 567.462 | 2.431.294 | 447.062 | 154 | 0,81 | 2,58% | 0,010% |
| 1994 | 3.359.443 | 523.375 | 2.395.537 | 440.370 | 161 | 0,78 | 0,26% | 0,010% |
| 1993 | 3.350.813 | 506.539 | 2.433.466 | 410.667 | 141 | 0,78 | 0,24% | 0,010% |
| 1992 | 3.342.914 | 519.546 | 2.406.927 | 416.328 | 113 | 0,77 | −9,1% | 0,010% |
| 1991 | 3.677.604 | 841.229 | 2.411.773 | 424.463 | 138 | 0,85 | 5,88% | 0,011% |
| 1990 | 3.473.438 | 632.980 | 2.416.547 | 423.811 | 99 | 0,81 | 17,06% | 0,011% |
| 1989 | 2.967.277 | 804.124 | 1.819.239 | 343.860 | 54 | 0,7 | −2,12% | 0,0093% |
| 1988 | 3.031.522 | 913.318 | 1.782.980 | 335.183 | 41 | 0,73 | 1,43% | 0,0097% |
| 1987 | 2.988.652 | 899.504 | 1.741.361 | 347.751 | 36 | 0,74 | 11,18% | 0,0098% |
| 1986 | 2.688.141 | 596.758 | 1.752.215 | 339.131 | 37 | 0,69 | 5,51% | 0,0091% |
| 1985 | 2.547.821 | 538.632 | 1.678.728 | 330.454 | 7 | 0,67 | 1,65% | 0,0087% |
| 1984 | 2.506.490 | 489.129 | 1.680.260 | 337.090 | 12 | 0,68 | −2,09% | 0,0087% |
| 1983 | 2.560.102 | 521.172 | 1.694.386 | 344.532 | 12 | 0,71 | −1,51% | 0,0091% |
| 1982 | 2.599.343 | 498.992 | 1.744.388 | 355.952 | 10 | 0,74 | 3,27% | 0,0094% |
| 1981 | 2.517.083 | 498.147 | 1.705.639 | 313.283 | 14 | 0,73 | −0,82% | 0,0090% |
| 1980 | 2.538.005 | 520.012 | 1.707.500 | 310.491 | 1 | 0,75 | 0,86% | 0,0089% |
| 1979 | 2.516.276 | 529.593 | 1.679.653 | 307.030 | 0 | 0,77 | −0,29% | 0,0088% |
| 1978 | 2.523.573 | 459.805 | 1.757.003 | 306.765 | 0 | 0,79 | 2,48% | 0,0090% |
| 1977 | 2.462.468 | 452.605 | 1.710.988 | 298.875 | 0 | 0,79 | 2,17% | 0,0090% |
| 1976 | 2.410.109 | 437.342 | 1.678.555 | 294.211 | 0 | 0,79 | 2,98% | 0,0091% |
| 1975 | 2.340.413 | 422.050 | 1.632.221 | 286.142 | 0 | 0,78 | 3,79% | 0,0092% |
| 1974 | 2.254.994 | 406.549 | 1.568.692 | 279.754 | 0 | 0,77 | 3,04% | 0,0089% |
| 1973 | 2.188.442 | 377.187 | 1.533.059 | 278.196 | 0 | 0,76 | 1% | 0,0086% |
| 1972 | 2.166.788 | 364.717 | 1.526.519 | 275.552 | 0 | 0,77 | 1,38% | 0,0090% |
| 1971 | 2.137.334 | 366.456 | 1.499.599 | 271.278 | 0 | 0,78 | 1,21% | 0,0092% |
| 1970 | 2.111.879 | 366.368 | 1.472.320 | 273.191 | 0 | 0,78 | – | 0,0091% |
See also
- Sierra Leone CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Sierra Leone
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).