Latvia vs Sierra Leone: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Latvia
0.1289 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.1236 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Latvia rank
128th
Sierra Leone rank
130th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Latvia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0053 kilograms per international-$.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 128th and Sierra Leone ranks 130th of 164 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6074 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1186 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4888 kilograms per international-$ | Latvia |
| 1980s | 0.5966 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0998 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4968 kilograms per international-$ | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.4401 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0585 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3816 kilograms per international-$ | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.2214 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1333 kilograms per international-$ | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.1779 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0991 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0788 kilograms per international-$ | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1217 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0175 kilograms per international-$ | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Latvia or Sierra Leone?
- Latvia, at 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Latvia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0053 kilograms per international-$, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sierra Leone?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Sierra Leone rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Latvia ranks 128th and Sierra Leone ranks 130th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).