🇸🇱 Sierra Leone's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Sierra Leone emitted around 16.2 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.03% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 1.9 tonnes per person per year, rated low on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by roughly 1.7% a year over the ten years to 2024, slower than the 4% yearly decline the world needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up 58% of emissions, methane 33%, nitrous oxide 9% and F-gases 0%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Sierra Leone's emissions have produced around 2,450 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 0.06% of the global total, or around 5.7 tonnes per person per year, rated high.
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