Sierra Leone vs Vietnam: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Sierra Leone
0.9435 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vietnam
1.12 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
51st
Vietnam rank
48th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.12 tonnes per person against 0.9435 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1765 tonnes per person.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 51st and Vietnam ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 12 and Vietnam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 69.99 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | 67.38 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 17.02 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 15.08 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 4.66 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 3.11 tonnes per person | 5.14 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 2.14 tonnes per person | 5.75 tonnes per person | 3.61 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 4.8 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 0.5555 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 4.72 tonnes per person | 0.7253 tonnes per person | 4 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 4.75 tonnes per person | 0.058 tonnes per person | 4.69 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 5.43 tonnes per person | -0.1226 tonnes per person | 5.55 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 3.32 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 0.6647 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 3.06 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.81 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 2.95 tonnes per person | 0.7501 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 0.0945 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 12.41 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 10.5 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.92 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.0685 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Sierra Leone or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.12 tonnes per person against 0.9435 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Sierra Leone and Vietnam?
- 0.1765 tonnes per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Vietnam rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 51st and Vietnam ranks 48th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.