Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 19.87 tonnes per square kilometre against 18.43 tonnes per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 180th and Sierra Leone ranks 177th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7515 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.63 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 5.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 13.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2284 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 18.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 19.87 tonnes per square kilometre against 18.43 tonnes per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 180th 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.