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Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Sierra Leone

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 0.002%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 214. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 0.002 pp.

2024 0.002% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 42of 214
Period maximum 0.002%1969
Period minimum 0%1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Sierra Leone, 1950–202400.0010.0010.0020.00219501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0%1952: 0%1954: 0%1956: 0%1958: 0.001%1960: 0.001%1962: 0.001%1964: 0.001%1966: 0.001%1968: 0.001%1970: 0.002%1972: 0.002%1974: 0.002%1976: 0.002%1978: 0.002%1980: 0.002%1982: 0.002%1984: 0.002%1986: 0.002%1988: 0.002%1990: 0.002%1992: 0.002%1994: 0.002%1996: 0.002%1998: 0.002%2000: 0.002%2002: 0.002%2004: 0.002%2006: 0.002%2008: 0.002%2010: 0.002%2012: 0.002%2014: 0.002%2016: 0.002%2018: 0.002%2020: 0.002%2022: 0.002%2024: 0.002%
Change over the period: +0.002 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 0.002%
World computed 97.503%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.923%
Western Africa computed 0.358%
Low-income countries computed 0.585%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.002 +0 pp
2023 0.002 +0 pp
2022 0.002 +0 pp
2021 0.002 +0 pp
2020 0.002 +0 pp
2019 0.002 +0 pp
2018 0.002 +0 pp
2017 0.002 +0 pp
2016 0.002 +0 pp
2015 0.002 +0 pp
2014 0.002 +0 pp
2013 0.002 +0 pp
2012 0.002 +0 pp
2011 0.002 +0 pp
2010 0.002 +0 pp
2009 0.002 +0 pp
2008 0.002 +0 pp
2007 0.002 +0 pp
2006 0.002 +0 pp
2005 0.002 +0 pp
2004 0.002 +0 pp
2003 0.002 +0 pp
2002 0.002 +0 pp
2001 0.002 +0 pp
2000 0.002 +0 pp
1999 0.002 +0 pp
1998 0.002 +0 pp
1997 0.002 +0 pp
1996 0.002 +0 pp
1995 0.002 +0 pp
1994 0.002 +0 pp
1993 0.002 +0 pp
1992 0.002 +0 pp
1991 0.002 +0 pp
1990 0.002 +0 pp
1989 0.002 +0 pp
1988 0.002 +0 pp
1987 0.002 +0 pp
1986 0.002 +0 pp
1985 0.002 +0 pp
1984 0.002 +0 pp
1983 0.002 +0 pp
1982 0.002 +0 pp
1981 0.002 +0 pp
1980 0.002 +0 pp
1979 0.002 +0 pp
1978 0.002 +0 pp
1977 0.002 +0 pp
1976 0.002 +0 pp
1975 0.002 +0 pp
1974 0.002 +0 pp
1973 0.002 +0 pp
1972 0.002 +0 pp
1971 0.002 +0 pp
1970 0.002 +0 pp
1969 0.002 +0.001 pp
1968 0.001 +0 pp
1967 0.001 +0 pp
1966 0.001 +0 pp
1965 0.001 +0 pp
1964 0.001 +0 pp
1963 0.001 +0 pp
1962 0.001 +0 pp
1961 0.001 +0 pp
1960 0.001 +0 pp
1959 0.001 +0 pp
1958 0.001 +0 pp
1957 0.001 +0.001 pp
1956 0 +0 pp
1955 0 +0 pp
1954 0 +0 pp
1953 0 +0 pp
1952 0 +0 pp
1951 0 +0 pp
1950 0 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GW Guinea-Bissau 0 SH Saint Helena 0 CV Cabo Verde 0.001 GM Gambia 0.001 SL Sierra Leone 0.002 LR Liberia 0.003 NE Niger 0.003 TG Togo 0.004 BF Burkina Faso 0.005 ML Mali 0.005 MR Mauritania 0.005 GN Guinea 0.006 BJ Benin 0.007 SN Senegal 0.016 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.022 GH Ghana 0.023 NG Nigeria 0.255
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About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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