Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Cameroon
20.38 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Sierra Leone
19.87 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Cameroon rank
174th
Sierra Leone rank
177th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 20.38 tonnes per square kilometre against 19.87 tonnes per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.51 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cameroon ranks 174th and Sierra Leone ranks 177th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7992 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.7 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 10.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 9.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.05 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 13.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 18.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 20.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Cameroon, at 20.38 tonnes per square kilometre against 19.87 tonnes per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.51 tonnes per square kilometre, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 174th and Sierra Leone ranks 177th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.