Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Sierra Leone
19.87 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Yemen
19.17 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
177th
Yemen rank
178th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 19.87 tonnes per square kilometre against 19.17 tonnes per square kilometre in Yemen, a difference of 0.7 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 177th and Yemen ranks 178th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 1970s | 8.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.96 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 8.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 1990s | 4.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2010s | 13.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.49 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2020s | 19.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5112 tonnes per square kilometre | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Sierra Leone, at 19.87 tonnes per square kilometre against 19.17 tonnes per square kilometre in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 0.7 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 177th and Yemen ranks 178th 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.