Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Kenya
39,712 tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
53,848 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya rank
104th
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 53,848 tonnes against 39,712 tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 14,136 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 104th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 144,382 tonnes | 8,549 tonnes | 135,833 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1960s | 91,836 tonnes | 85,005 tonnes | 6,831 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1970s | 189,811 tonnes | -40,670 tonnes | 230,481 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1980s | 13,978 tonnes | -30,411 tonnes | 44,389 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1990s | 485,617 tonnes | -19,786 tonnes | 505,403 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 216,427 tonnes | 32,610 tonnes | 183,817 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | 597,407 tonnes | 61,555 tonnes | 535,852 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 613,310 tonnes | 63,353 tonnes | 549,958 tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 53,848 tonnes against 39,712 tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 14,136 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Kenya ranks 104th 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.