India vs Sierra Leone: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
India
7.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
8.15 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
58th
Sierra Leone rank
55th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- India
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 8.15 million tonnes against 7.55 million tonnes in India, a difference of 608,040 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
India ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 160.45 million tonnes | 56.01 million tonnes | 104.43 million tonnes | India |
| 1860s | 107.16 million tonnes | 14.26 million tonnes | 92.91 million tonnes | India |
| 1870s | 103.94 million tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | 99.74 million tonnes | India |
| 1880s | 112.85 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | 109.81 million tonnes | India |
| 1890s | 112.27 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 110.03 million tonnes | India |
| 1900s | 100.76 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 99.03 million tonnes | India |
| 1910s | 100.93 million tonnes | 671,040 tonnes | 100.26 million tonnes | India |
| 1920s | 385.43 million tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | 379.02 million tonnes | India |
| 1930s | 472.36 million tonnes | 7.38 million tonnes | 464.98 million tonnes | India |
| 1940s | 503.09 million tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | 493.19 million tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 724.64 million tonnes | 6.95 million tonnes | 717.69 million tonnes | India |
| 1960s | 392.91 million tonnes | 7.54 million tonnes | 385.37 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 276.50 million tonnes | 8.28 million tonnes | 268.22 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 208.69 million tonnes | 10.62 million tonnes | 198.07 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 141.54 million tonnes | 6.29 million tonnes | 135.25 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 122.23 million tonnes | 65.18 million tonnes | 57.05 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 156.62 million tonnes | 19.70 million tonnes | 136.92 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 42.29 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 33.38 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, India or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 8.15 million tonnes against 7.55 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between India and Sierra Leone?
- 608,040 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- India ranks 58th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.