Gabon vs Sierra Leone: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Gabon
77,850 tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
53,848 tonnes
in 2024
Gabon rank
99th
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Gabon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 77,850 tonnes against 53,848 tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 24,002 tonnes.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 99th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,282 tonnes | 8,549 tonnes | 7,268 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 141,064 tonnes | 85,005 tonnes | 56,059 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1970s | 531,414 tonnes | -40,670 tonnes | 572,084 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1980s | -98,930 tonnes | -30,411 tonnes | 68,518 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 25,655 tonnes | -19,786 tonnes | 45,441 tonnes | Gabon |
| 2000s | -70,957 tonnes | 32,610 tonnes | 103,567 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 30,282 tonnes | 61,555 tonnes | 31,273 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -41,696 tonnes | 63,353 tonnes | 105,048 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, Gabon or Sierra Leone?
- Gabon, at 77,850 tonnes against 53,848 tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 24,002 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Sierra Leone rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Gabon ranks 99th 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.