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 1.7% 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 6.56 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% | 0.01% |
| 2023 | 7,794,539 | 1,410,425 | 5,526,153 | 855,764 | 2,196 | 0.91 | 6.26% | 0.01% |
| 2022 | 7,335,499 | 1,466,843 | 5,025,064 | 841,396 | 2,196 | 0.88 | −6.36% | 0.01% |
| 2021 | 7,833,319 | 1,472,370 | 5,489,136 | 869,616 | 2,196 | 0.95 | 13.95% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 6,874,179 | 1,230,737 | 4,831,174 | 810,072 | 2,196 | 0.85 | 2.57% | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 6,702,060 | 1,207,305 | 4,706,056 | 786,503 | 2,196 | 0.85 | 2.29% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 6,551,938 | 1,210,764 | 4,543,492 | 795,485 | 2,196 | 0.85 | 3.29% | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 6,343,176 | 1,044,630 | 4,524,891 | 771,458 | 2,196 | 0.84 | 0.38% | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 6,319,471 | 1,058,727 | 4,491,360 | 767,188 | 2,196 | 0.85 | 1.23% | 0.01% |
| 2015 | 6,242,856 | 1,022,389 | 4,412,533 | 805,738 | 2,196 | 0.86 | −6.98% | 0.01% |
| 2014 | 6,711,186 | 1,207,017 | 4,696,381 | 805,592 | 2,196 | 0.95 | 3.2% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 6,502,988 | 1,122,734 | 4,592,722 | 785,336 | 2,196 | 0.94 | 4.93% | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 6,197,411 | 974,373 | 4,460,743 | 760,099 | 2,196 | 0.92 | 5.74% | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 5,861,023 | 868,442 | 4,273,785 | 716,599 | 2,196 | 0.89 | 7.4% | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 5,457,165 | 710,264 | 4,074,876 | 669,828 | 2,196 | 0.84 | 5.36% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 5,179,399 | 652,742 | 3,872,823 | 651,639 | 2,196 | 0.82 | 7.68% | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 4,809,885 | 646,767 | 3,570,563 | 590,359 | 2,196 | 0.78 | 4.08% | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 4,621,362 | 667,231 | 3,373,344 | 578,831 | 1,957 | 0.77 | −9.37% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 5,098,966 | 711,602 | 3,787,650 | 597,996 | 1,717 | 0.87 | 14.29% | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 4,461,420 | 567,489 | 3,387,030 | 505,593 | 1,308 | 0.79 | 11.73% | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 3,993,183 | 612,460 | 2,898,351 | 481,458 | 914 | 0.73 | 4.94% | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 3,805,210 | 616,862 | 2,737,063 | 450,682 | 604 | 0.73 | 5.12% | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 3,619,992 | 579,780 | 2,639,117 | 400,723 | 372 | 0.73 | 4.85% | 0.01% |
| 2001 | 3,452,649 | 549,431 | 2,509,756 | 393,318 | 144 | 0.73 | 1.83% | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 3,390,763 | 431,636 | 2,557,454 | 401,636 | 37 | 0.74 | −8.25% | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 3,695,663 | 680,439 | 2,598,494 | 416,675 | 55 | 0.83 | 2.28% | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 3,613,123 | 654,150 | 2,530,257 | 428,643 | 72 | 0.83 | 1.14% | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 3,572,573 | 619,345 | 2,527,820 | 425,325 | 83 | 0.83 | 1.8% | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 3,509,260 | 639,671 | 2,432,644 | 436,798 | 148 | 0.82 | 1.84% | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 3,445,972 | 567,462 | 2,431,294 | 447,062 | 154 | 0.81 | 2.58% | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 3,359,443 | 523,375 | 2,395,537 | 440,370 | 161 | 0.78 | 0.26% | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 3,350,813 | 506,539 | 2,433,466 | 410,667 | 141 | 0.78 | 0.24% | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 3,342,914 | 519,546 | 2,406,927 | 416,328 | 113 | 0.77 | −9.1% | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 3,677,604 | 841,229 | 2,411,773 | 424,463 | 138 | 0.85 | 5.88% | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 3,473,438 | 632,980 | 2,416,547 | 423,811 | 99 | 0.81 | 17.06% | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 2,967,277 | 804,124 | 1,819,239 | 343,860 | 54 | 0.7 | −2.12% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 3,031,522 | 913,318 | 1,782,980 | 335,183 | 41 | 0.73 | 1.43% | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 2,988,652 | 899,504 | 1,741,361 | 347,751 | 36 | 0.74 | 11.18% | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 2,688,141 | 596,758 | 1,752,215 | 339,131 | 37 | 0.69 | 5.51% | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 2,547,821 | 538,632 | 1,678,728 | 330,454 | 7 | 0.67 | 1.65% | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 2,506,490 | 489,129 | 1,680,260 | 337,090 | 12 | 0.68 | −2.09% | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 2,560,102 | 521,172 | 1,694,386 | 344,532 | 12 | 0.71 | −1.51% | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 2,599,343 | 498,992 | 1,744,388 | 355,952 | 10 | 0.74 | 3.27% | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 2,517,083 | 498,147 | 1,705,639 | 313,283 | 14 | 0.73 | −0.82% | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 2,538,005 | 520,012 | 1,707,500 | 310,491 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.86% | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 2,516,276 | 529,593 | 1,679,653 | 307,030 | 0 | 0.77 | −0.29% | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 2,523,573 | 459,805 | 1,757,003 | 306,765 | 0 | 0.79 | 2.48% | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 2,462,468 | 452,605 | 1,710,988 | 298,875 | 0 | 0.79 | 2.17% | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 2,410,109 | 437,342 | 1,678,555 | 294,211 | 0 | 0.79 | 2.98% | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 2,340,413 | 422,050 | 1,632,221 | 286,142 | 0 | 0.78 | 3.79% | 0.01% |
| 1974 | 2,254,994 | 406,549 | 1,568,692 | 279,754 | 0 | 0.77 | 3.04% | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 2,188,442 | 377,187 | 1,533,059 | 278,196 | 0 | 0.76 | 1% | 0.01% |
| 1972 | 2,166,788 | 364,717 | 1,526,519 | 275,552 | 0 | 0.77 | 1.38% | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 2,137,334 | 366,456 | 1,499,599 | 271,278 | 0 | 0.78 | 1.21% | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 2,111,879 | 366,368 | 1,472,320 | 273,191 | 0 | 0.78 | – | 0.01% |
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).