West Africa
Sierra Leone
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Sierra Leone and the EU
EU imports from
€237m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€255m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #139 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.07
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
315
EUR/MWh
Consumer
233
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
48
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
State monopoly (EDSA)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
EWRC (Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission)
Depends on Karpowership (floating power barge) for a significant share of generation. Domestic hydro (Bumbuna 50 MW) is seasonal. CLSG WAPP line connected but import capacity limited.
Tracked infrastructure
0 gas plants
capacity n/a · 1 building
0 solar farms
capacity n/a · 1 building
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
1
1 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Iron
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
AWaQ programme still being designed
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
19.5
→ 26.3 by 2050
Fertility
3.7
above replacement
Working-age
58.7%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
5.5
→ 8.3 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 8.64M · peaks 2092
By 2050: +49% (12.9M)