Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Malawi
9.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
8.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
53rd
Sierra Leone rank
55th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 9.26 million tonnes against 8.15 million tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.10 million tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 53rd and Sierra Leone ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.20 million tonnes | 56.01 million tonnes | 54.82 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 104,362 tonnes | 14.26 million tonnes | 14.15 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 28,030 tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 326,990 tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | -435,474 tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | -1.44 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 3.17 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | -1.65 million tonnes | 671,040 tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 1.97 million tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | 4.43 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 4.46 million tonnes | 7.38 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 6.81 million tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 13.14 million tonnes | 6.95 million tonnes | 6.19 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 25.22 million tonnes | 7.54 million tonnes | 17.68 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 14.54 million tonnes | 8.28 million tonnes | 6.26 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 8.71 million tonnes | 10.62 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 13.96 million tonnes | 6.29 million tonnes | 7.67 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 20.34 million tonnes | 65.18 million tonnes | 44.84 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 12.11 million tonnes | 19.70 million tonnes | 7.59 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 9.73 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 817,930 tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 9.26 million tonnes against 8.15 million tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 1.10 million tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Malawi ranks 53rd 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.