Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
That places Sierra Leone 179th out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +81.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 176 Rwanda 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Netherlands 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 178 New Zealand 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Finland 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 South Sudan 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Austria 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sierra Leone was 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 179th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.