Sierra Leone Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Sierra Leone greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2012 was 11,810.89, a 0.68% increase from 2011.
- Sierra Leone greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 11,731.17, a 0.72% increase from 2010.
- Sierra Leone greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 11,647.49, a 33.48% decline from 2009.
- Sierra Leone greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 17,509.10, a 47.08% decline from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
802,271.30 |
| Central African Republic |
515,134.08 |
| Mozambique |
380,308.29 |
| Tanzania |
235,353.12 |
| Ethiopia |
185,292.17 |
| Madagascar |
117,932.60 |
| North Korea |
109,894.97 |
| Chad |
109,796.02 |
| Guinea |
101,348.99 |
| Uganda |
80,725.08 |
| Mali |
77,437.93 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
77,118.71 |
| Zimbabwe |
72,057.80 |
| Senegal |
54,185.37 |
| Burkina Faso |
43,910.40 |
| Yemen |
40,924.63 |
| Nepal |
40,762.72 |
| Benin |
33,533.10 |
| Togo |
22,931.86 |
| Somalia |
21,916.32 |
| Malawi |
21,632.13 |
| Afghanistan |
18,168.86 |
| Tajikistan |
15,364.58 |
| Sierra Leone |
11,810.89 |
| Niger |
11,460.92 |
| Haiti |
8,835.47 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
7,604.73 |
| Rwanda |
6,689.95 |
| Burundi |
6,254.37 |
| Eritrea |
4,977.89 |
| Gambia |
3,529.23 |
| Liberia |
2,833.94 |
| Comoros |
564.22 |
| Sierra Leone Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
11,810.89 |
0.68% |
| 2011 |
11,731.17 |
0.72% |
| 2010 |
11,647.49 |
-33.48% |
| 2009 |
17,509.10 |
-47.08% |
| 2008 |
33,083.70 |
15.82% |
| 2007 |
28,565.22 |
5.86% |
| 2006 |
26,983.21 |
81.47% |
| 2005 |
14,869.18 |
-29.88% |
| 2004 |
21,206.33 |
1.50% |
| 2003 |
20,892.19 |
-7.00% |
| 2002 |
22,463.63 |
-30.65% |
| 2001 |
32,393.59 |
119.41% |
| 2000 |
14,763.85 |
-41.03% |
| 1999 |
25,037.14 |
31.90% |
| 1998 |
18,981.62 |
107.08% |
| 1997 |
9,166.18 |
2.75% |
| 1996 |
8,920.96 |
-0.44% |
| 1995 |
8,960.42 |
8.01% |
| 1994 |
8,296.16 |
-1.59% |
| 1993 |
8,430.22 |
-4.19% |
| 1992 |
8,799.07 |
6.55% |
| 1991 |
8,258.26 |
-14.23% |
| 1990 |
9,628.77 |
15.19% |
| 1989 |
8,358.93 |
4.92% |
| 1988 |
7,967.30 |
-0.48% |
| 1987 |
8,005.75 |
3.20% |
| 1986 |
7,757.26 |
2.20% |
| 1985 |
7,590.01 |
-4.40% |
| 1984 |
7,939.12 |
-2.85% |
| 1983 |
8,171.80 |
-5.86% |
| 1982 |
8,680.33 |
10.08% |
| 1981 |
7,885.51 |
-12.19% |
| 1980 |
8,980.09 |
16.06% |
| 1979 |
7,737.47 |
6.40% |
| 1978 |
7,272.06 |
-9.37% |
| 1977 |
8,023.55 |
11.45% |
| 1976 |
7,199.29 |
3.02% |
| 1975 |
6,988.39 |
4.97% |
| 1974 |
6,657.33 |
-13.68% |
| 1973 |
7,712.66 |
5.79% |
| 1972 |
7,290.80 |
-0.79% |
| 1971 |
7,348.99 |
-0.77% |
| 1970 |
7,406.09 |
-0.77% |
