Sierra Leone CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
1,461,784
tons
Year-over-Year
+3.64%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
0.17
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Sierra Leone were 1,461,784 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 3.6% 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 | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 1,410,425 | −3.85% | 0.17 | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 1,466,843 | −0.38% | 0.18 | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 1,472,370 | 19.63% | 0.18 | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 1,230,737 | 1.94% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 1,207,305 | −0.29% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 1,210,764 | 15.9% | 0.16 | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 1,044,630 | −1.33% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 1,058,727 | 3.55% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 1,022,389 | −15.3% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 1,207,017 | 7.51% | 0.17 | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 1,122,734 | 15.23% | 0.16 | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 974,373 | 12.2% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 868,442 | 22.27% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 710,264 | 8.81% | 0.11 | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 652,742 | 0.92% | 0.1 | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 646,767 | −3.07% | 0.1 | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 667,231 | −6.24% | 0.11 | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 711,602 | 25.39% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 567,489 | −7.34% | 0.1 | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 612,460 | −0.71% | 0.11 | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 616,862 | 6.4% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 579,780 | 5.52% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 549,431 | 27.29% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 431,636 | −36.57% | 0.09 | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 680,439 | 4.02% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 654,150 | 5.62% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 619,345 | −3.18% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 639,671 | 12.72% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 567,462 | 8.42% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 523,375 | 3.32% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 506,539 | −2.5% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 519,546 | −38.24% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 841,229 | 32.9% | 0.19 | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 632,980 | −21.28% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 804,124 | −11.96% | 0.19 | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 913,318 | 1.54% | 0.22 | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 899,504 | 50.73% | 0.22 | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 596,758 | 10.79% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 538,632 | 10.12% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 489,129 | −6.15% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 521,172 | 4.44% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 498,992 | 0.17% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 498,147 | −4.2% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 520,012 | −1.81% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 529,593 | 15.18% | 0.16 | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 459,805 | 1.59% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 452,605 | 3.49% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 437,342 | 3.62% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 422,050 | 3.81% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 406,549 | 7.78% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 377,187 | 3.42% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 364,717 | −0.47% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 366,456 | 0.02% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 366,368 | – | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
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).