Chile vs Sierra Leone: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Chile
2,361 kt
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3,351 kt
in 2025
Chile rank
46th
Sierra Leone rank
44th

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Chile
  • Sierra Leone
-20.0k-10.0k0199020072025

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 3,351 kt against 2,361 kt in Chile, a difference of 990 kt.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Chile ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 44th of 223 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s -18,795 kt 3,344 kt 22,139 kt Sierra Leone
2000s -21,218 kt 3,347 kt 24,565 kt Sierra Leone
2010s -7,913 kt 3,344 kt 11,257 kt Sierra Leone
2020s 2,640 kt 3,350 kt 710.11 kt Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Chile or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 3,351 kt against 2,361 kt in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Chile and Sierra Leone?
990 kt, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Chile and Sierra Leone rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Chile ranks 46th and Sierra Leone ranks 44th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).