Niger vs Sierra Leone: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Niger
0.1292 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.1236 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Niger rank
127th
Sierra Leone rank
130th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.1292 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0056 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niger ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 130th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0069 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0827 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.0171 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1108 kilograms per international-$ | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0513 kilograms per international-$ | 0.136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0847 kilograms per international-$ | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.1253 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0998 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0255 kilograms per international-$ | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0585 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0296 kilograms per international-$ | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0771 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.011 kilograms per international-$ | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1178 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0991 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0187 kilograms per international-$ | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.1278 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1217 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0061 kilograms per international-$ | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Niger, at 0.1292 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 Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0056 kilograms per international-$, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Niger ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 130th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).