Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Mozambique
0.2487 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.166 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mozambique rank
197th
Sierra Leone rank
199th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.2487 tonnes per person against 0.166 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0827 tonnes per person.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.5 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 197th and Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2134 tonnes per person | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 0.1232 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 0.3025 tonnes per person | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.1285 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 0.324 tonnes per person | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.1098 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.1396 tonnes per person | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.0232 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.0918 tonnes per person | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.212 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.073 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.2506 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.0833 tonnes per person | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
- Mozambique, at 0.2487 tonnes per person against 0.166 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0827 tonnes per person, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 197th 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.