Liberia vs Sierra Leone: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Liberia
0.1531 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.166 tonnes per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
201st
Sierra Leone rank
199th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1531 tonnes per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0129 tonnes per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Liberia ranks 201st and Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0779 tonnes per person | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.4034 tonnes per person | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.2295 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.9415 tonnes per person | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.7273 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.4522 tonnes per person | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.2893 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.1851 tonnes per person | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.1155 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.1565 tonnes per person | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0688 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.1666 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.1531 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.0143 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1531 tonnes per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0129 tonnes per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 201st 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 vs. GDP 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.