Ecuador vs Sierra Leone: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Ecuador
136.1 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Sierra Leone
132.83 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Ecuador rank
127th
Sierra Leone rank
128th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 136.1 tonnes per square kilometre against 132.83 tonnes per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.27 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 128th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 135.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 113.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.9 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 214.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 123.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 90.73 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 299.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 155.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 144.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 213.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 91.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 122.7 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 176.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 909.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 733.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 252.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 286.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 34.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 167.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 142.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.95 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Sierra Leone?
- Ecuador, at 136.1 tonnes per square kilometre against 132.83 tonnes per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 3.27 tonnes per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 128th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.