Sierra Leone vs Syria: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Sierra Leone
132.83 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Syria
138.24 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
128th
Syria rank
126th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Sierra Leone
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 138.24 tonnes per square kilometre against 132.83 tonnes per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 5.41 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 128th and Syria ranks 126th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 50.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 62.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 123.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 53.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 70.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 155.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 149.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.46 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 91.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 240.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 149.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
| 2000s | 909.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 310.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 599.04 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 286.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 214.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 71.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 142.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 144.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Syria |
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, Sierra Leone or Syria?
- Syria, at 138.24 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 Sierra Leone and Syria?
- 5.41 tonnes per square kilometre, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Syria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Syria rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 128th and Syria ranks 126th 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.