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Sierra Leone CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
1.461.784
tons
Year-over-Year
+3,64%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
0,17
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Sierra Leone were 1.461.784 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 3,64% over the previous year, representing an increase by 51.359 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 1.410.425 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Sierra Leone are equivalent to 0,17 tons per person, an increase by 0 over the figure of 0,17 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1,7% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Sierra Leone

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 1.461.784 3,64% 0,17 0,0037%
2023 1.410.425 −3,85% 0,17 0,0036%
2022 1.466.843 −0,38% 0,18 0,0038%
2021 1.472.370 19,63% 0,18 0,0039%
2020 1.230.737 1,94% 0,15 0,0034%
2019 1.207.305 −0,29% 0,15 0,0032%
2018 1.210.764 15,9% 0,16 0,0032%
2017 1.044.630 −1,33% 0,14 0,0028%
2016 1.058.727 3,55% 0,14 0,0029%
2015 1.022.389 −15,3% 0,14 0,0028%
2014 1.207.017 7,51% 0,17 0,0033%
2013 1.122.734 15,23% 0,16 0,0031%
2012 974.373 12,2% 0,14 0,0027%
2011 868.442 22,27% 0,13 0,0025%
2010 710.264 8,81% 0,11 0,0021%
2009 652.742 0,92% 0,1 0,0020%
2008 646.767 −3,07% 0,1 0,0020%
2007 667.231 −6,24% 0,11 0,0021%
2006 711.602 25,39% 0,12 0,0023%
2005 567.489 −7,34% 0,1 0,0019%
2004 612.460 −0,71% 0,11 0,0021%
2003 616.862 6,4% 0,12 0,0022%
2002 579.780 5,52% 0,12 0,0022%
2001 549.431 27,29% 0,12 0,0021%
2000 431.636 −36,57% 0,09 0,0017%
1999 680.439 4,02% 0,15 0,0027%
1998 654.150 5,62% 0,15 0,0026%
1997 619.345 −3,18% 0,14 0,0025%
1996 639.671 12,72% 0,15 0,0026%
1995 567.462 8,42% 0,13 0,0024%
1994 523.375 3,32% 0,12 0,0023%
1993 506.539 −2,5% 0,12 0,0022%
1992 519.546 −38,24% 0,12 0,0023%
1991 841.229 32,9% 0,19 0,0037%
1990 632.980 −21,28% 0,15 0,0028%
1989 804.124 −11,96% 0,19 0,0036%
1988 913.318 1,54% 0,22 0,0042%
1987 899.504 50,73% 0,22 0,0042%
1986 596.758 10,79% 0,15 0,0029%
1985 538.632 10,12% 0,14 0,0027%
1984 489.129 −6,15% 0,13 0,0025%
1983 521.172 4,44% 0,14 0,0027%
1982 498.992 0,17% 0,14 0,0026%
1981 498.147 −4,2% 0,14 0,0026%
1980 520.012 −1,81% 0,15 0,0026%
1979 529.593 15,18% 0,16 0,0026%
1978 459.805 1,59% 0,14 0,0024%
1977 452.605 3,49% 0,14 0,0024%
1976 437.342 3,62% 0,14 0,0024%
1975 422.050 3,81% 0,14 0,0024%
1974 406.549 7,78% 0,14 0,0023%
1973 377.187 3,42% 0,13 0,0022%
1972 364.717 −0,47% 0,13 0,0022%
1971 366.456 0,02% 0,13 0,0023%
1970 366.368 0,14 0,0023%

See also


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).