Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 41.38 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sierra Leone, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sierra Leone stood at 41.38 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sierra Leone peaked at 41.38 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.55 million current US$, in 1999.
That places Sierra Leone 171st out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.25 million current US$ | 3.55 million current US$ | 5.13 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.41 million current US$ | 6.13 million current US$ | 14.47 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.77 million current US$ | 16.00 million current US$ | 38.72 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.31 million current US$ | 37.23 million current US$ | 41.38 million current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.3% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 7.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,166 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 7.0% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 10.28 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,166 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 22.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 9.63 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 425.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.35 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sierra Leone?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Sierra Leone was 41.38 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 41.38 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 million current US$ in 1999.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Sierra Leone ranks 171st out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.