Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 5.11 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 5.11 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.63 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8222 current US$ per person, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 202nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9239 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.03 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 1.03 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.11 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 1.23 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8779 current US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 1996 | 1.18 current US$ per person | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8952 current US$ per person | -23.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9963 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8222 current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 1.38 current US$ per person | +68.4% |
| 2001 | 1.82 current US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 2.03 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 2.23 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 2.18 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9 current US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 2.57 current US$ per person | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 2.24 current US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 2.37 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 2.37 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.57 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 3.46 current US$ per person | +34.4% |
| 2012 | 4.08 current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 5.01 current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 5.63 current US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 4.5 current US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 4.64 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.77 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.46 current US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.75 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 4.71 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.11 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 5.11 current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.38 current US$ per person, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 5.11 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.54 current US$ per person, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 current US$ per person | 0.8222 current US$ per person | 1.23 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 current US$ per person | 1.38 current US$ per person | 2.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.38 current US$ per person | 2.57 current US$ per person | 5.63 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.91 current US$ per person | 4.71 current US$ per person | 5.11 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 27.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0236 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 20.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Sierra Leone was 5.11 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8222 current US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 202nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.