Sierra Leone Sierra Leone - CO2 emission

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CO2 emissions Sierra Leone 2021

In 2021, CO2 emissions in Sierra Leone have grown 0.065 megatons, 6.89% compared to 2020.

CO2 emissions in 2021 were 1.009 megatons, making Sierra Leone is in the group of low-polluting countries, within the ranking of countries for CO2 emissions, made up of 184 countries, in which the countries are ranked from least to most pollutant.

In addition to its total emissions of CO2 into the atmospher, which logically depend, among other variables, on the country's population, it is convenient to analyze the behavior of its emissions per inhabitant. In the table we see that per capita CO2 emissions in Sierra Leone, have not changed in 2021, in which they have been 0.12 tons per inhabitant.

Sierra Leone is one of the countries with the lowest CO2 emissions per inhabitant.

Regarding evolution f CO2 emissions per 1000 dollars of GDP, which measures, for the same country, the "environmental efficiency" with which it is produced over time. In the last period, Sierra Leone, has emitted 0.07 kilos for every $ 1,000 of GDP, the same as in 2020.

In the table we can see the evolution of CO2 emissions, which have grown since 2011, while per capita emissions have decreased and, on the contrary, CO2 emissions per $ 1,000 of GDP.

However, in the last five years, total emissions have decreased in Sierra Leone, as have emissions per capita, then the situation is improving.

Click on the following link to see the ranking of CO2 emissions by countries and in the Economy of Sierra Leone to see all the information we publish about Sierra Leone.


Sierra Leone - CO2 emission
DateCO2 Total MtCO2 Kg/1000 $CO2 Tons per capita
20211.0090.070.12
20200.9440.070.12
20190.9540.070.12
20181.0120.080.13
20171.0270.080.14
20161.0110.090.14
20150.9970.090.14
20141.1890.090.17
20131.1130.080.16
20120.9740.090.14
20110.8760.090.13
20100.7690.090.12
20090.7040.080.11
20080.7020.080.11
20070.7240.090.12
20060.7740.110.13
20050.6250.090.11
20040.6720.100.12
20030.6660.110.13
20020.6300.110.13
20010.6100.130.13
20000.4940.100.11
19990.8170.180.18
19980.7970.170.18
19970.7630.170.18
19960.7550.160.18
19950.6850.140.16
19940.6320.120.15
19930.6100.120.14
19920.6250.120.14
19910.9720.150.22
19900.7690.120.18
19890.8510.20
19880.9500.23
19870.9370.23
19860.6840.17
19850.5960.16
19840.5310.14
19830.5630.16
19820.5740.16
19810.5600.16
19800.6040.18
19790.5730.17
19780.5120.16
19770.5130.16
19760.5020.16
19750.5240.17
19740.4960.17
19730.4610.16
19720.4460.16
19710.4510.16
19700.4510.17
Sierra Leone - CO2 emission
Sierra Leone - CO2 emission