Fiji vs Sierra Leone: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Fiji
63,220 tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
53,848 tonnes
in 2024
Fiji rank
100th
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Fiji
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 63,220 tonnes against 53,848 tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 9,372 tonnes.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,549 tonnes | 8,549 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 23,429 tonnes | 85,005 tonnes | 61,576 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 40,431 tonnes | -40,670 tonnes | 81,101 tonnes | Fiji |
| 1980s | -21,125 tonnes | -30,411 tonnes | 9,286 tonnes | Fiji |
| 1990s | 13,126 tonnes | -19,786 tonnes | 32,912 tonnes | Fiji |
| 2000s | -5,298 tonnes | 32,610 tonnes | 37,908 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 80,597 tonnes | 61,555 tonnes | 19,042 tonnes | Fiji |
| 2020s | -12,828 tonnes | 63,353 tonnes | 76,181 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Fiji or Sierra Leone?
- Fiji, at 63,220 tonnes against 53,848 tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Fiji and Sierra Leone?
- 9,372 tonnes, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Sierra Leone rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Fiji ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.