Nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone emitted 0.89 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Sierra Leone, 2024
0.89
Change from 2023
+4.3%
World, 2024
2,527.41 Mt CO2e
Position in 2024
132nd of 203
Nitrous oxide emissions in Sierra Leone over time
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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.89 Mt CO2e | 2,527.41 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 0.86 Mt CO2e | 2,505.59 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 0.84 Mt CO2e | 2,471.90 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 0.87 Mt CO2e | 2,454.32 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 0.81 Mt CO2e | 2,423.63 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 0.79 Mt CO2e | 2,419.56 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 0.80 Mt CO2e | 2,385.52 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 0.77 Mt CO2e | 2,376.62 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 0.77 Mt CO2e | 2,363.67 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 0.81 Mt CO2e | 2,341.39 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 0.81 Mt CO2e | 2,323.79 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 0.79 Mt CO2e | 2,323.96 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 0.76 Mt CO2e | 2,294.92 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 0.72 Mt CO2e | 2,278.65 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 0.67 Mt CO2e | 2,220.82 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 0.65 Mt CO2e | 2,186.55 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 0.59 Mt CO2e | 2,186.17 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 0.58 Mt CO2e | 2,210.85 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 0.60 Mt CO2e | 2,166.48 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 0.51 Mt CO2e | 2,126.09 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 0.48 Mt CO2e | 2,103.56 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 0.45 Mt CO2e | 2,045.86 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 0.40 Mt CO2e | 2,013.85 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 0.39 Mt CO2e | 2,006.31 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 0.40 Mt CO2e | 2,012.74 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.3% from 0.86 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.81 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +10.8%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Sierra Leone has the 132nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.
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5.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Total greenhouse gas emissions
7.9 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.28e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.39e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
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Greenhouse gas emissions per person
0.9 t CO2e per person
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CO2 emissions per person
0.17 t CO2 per person
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