Sierra Leone Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2023
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 2020 was 5,952.47, a 1.36% increase from 2019.
- Sierra Leone greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 5,872.88, a 13.87% decline from 2018.
- Sierra Leone greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 6,818.44, a 7.82% increase from 2017.
- Sierra Leone greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 6,323.73, a 1.33% decline from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Ethiopia |
167,300.02 |
| Chad |
89,558.46 |
| Tanzania |
89,255.45 |
| North Korea |
76,079.91 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
56,120.41 |
| South Sudan |
56,051.36 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
47,112.47 |
| Nepal |
45,868.56 |
| Niger |
44,795.83 |
| Mali |
43,491.51 |
| Uganda |
39,280.05 |
| Mozambique |
33,749.37 |
| Burkina Faso |
32,262.82 |
| Afghanistan |
31,119.05 |
| Madagascar |
30,566.43 |
| Senegal |
30,293.28 |
| Guinea |
29,745.69 |
| Somalia |
26,272.10 |
| Zimbabwe |
25,988.13 |
| Yemen |
24,391.15 |
| Central African Republic |
21,016.38 |
| Tajikistan |
17,692.29 |
| Benin |
16,190.53 |
| Malawi |
11,982.43 |
| Haiti |
10,267.23 |
| Togo |
8,395.49 |
| Rwanda |
6,329.92 |
| Eritrea |
6,242.49 |
| Sierra Leone |
5,952.47 |
| Burundi |
4,102.68 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,546.52 |
| Gambia |
2,453.33 |
| Liberia |
2,155.39 |
| Comoros |
619.95 |
| Sierra Leone Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
5,952.47 |
1.36% |
| 2019 |
5,872.88 |
-13.87% |
| 2018 |
6,818.44 |
7.82% |
| 2017 |
6,323.73 |
-1.33% |
| 2016 |
6,408.66 |
4.20% |
| 2015 |
6,150.18 |
-2.83% |
| 2014 |
6,329.48 |
6.60% |
| 2013 |
5,937.44 |
1.59% |
| 2012 |
5,844.26 |
15.44% |
| 2011 |
5,062.80 |
11.63% |
| 2010 |
4,535.30 |
0.39% |
| 2009 |
4,517.50 |
7.26% |
| 2008 |
4,211.80 |
-5.19% |
| 2007 |
4,442.25 |
-12.80% |
| 2006 |
5,094.59 |
23.43% |
| 2005 |
4,127.41 |
3.23% |
| 2004 |
3,998.17 |
9.18% |
| 2003 |
3,661.86 |
16.00% |
| 2002 |
3,156.66 |
12.54% |
| 2001 |
2,804.82 |
14.85% |
| 2000 |
2,442.11 |
2.90% |
| 1999 |
2,373.39 |
-7.79% |
| 1998 |
2,574.03 |
-1.82% |
| 1997 |
2,621.67 |
-2.93% |
| 1996 |
2,700.86 |
-8.55% |
| 1995 |
2,953.46 |
-6.88% |
| 1994 |
3,171.55 |
-0.42% |
| 1993 |
3,185.06 |
2.81% |
| 1992 |
3,097.93 |
-0.10% |
| 1991 |
3,101.09 |
-0.09% |
| 1990 |
3,103.88 |
-0.09% |
