Sierra Leone: Natural resources income
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| Sierra Leone |
Income from natural resources, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 9.04 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2021 |
| Average | 11.61 |
| Min - Max | 7.23 - 22.03 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2021 is 9.04 percent, an increase from 8.23 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Sierra Leone from 1970 to 2021 is 11.61 percent. The minimum value, 7.23 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 22.03 percent was recorded in 1986.
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| Recent values | Sierra Leone: Natural resources income |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.04 |
| 2020 | 8.23 |
| 2019 | 7.49 |
| 2018 | 8.56 |
| 2017 | 14.94 |
| 2016 | 14.67 |
| 2015 | 10.57 |
| 2014 | 8.03 |
The natural resources include oil, natural gas, coal, minerals, and the forest.
Definition: Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Carbon intensity | 0.05 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 15.48 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 1 | 2024 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 0.17 | 2024 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 8 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
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| Oil revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 39.20 | 2024 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 27.613 | 2024 | liters per person per year |