Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: CO₂ emissions per capita
Rwanda
0.1426 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.166 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
202nd
Sierra Leone rank
199th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1426 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0234 tonnes per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Rwanda ranks 202nd and Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 0.0806 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.1556 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.18 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.1003 tonnes per person | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.0625 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0657 tonnes per person | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0296 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.081 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.058 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1329 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.0345 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1426 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0234 tonnes per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 202nd and Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.