Norway vs Sierra Leone: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Norway
7.74 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
8.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Norway rank
57th
Sierra Leone rank
55th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Norway
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 8.15 million tonnes against 7.74 million tonnes in Norway, a difference of 410,770 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Norway ranks 57th and Sierra Leone ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13.76 million tonnes | 56.01 million tonnes | 42.26 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 12.96 million tonnes | 14.26 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 12.64 million tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | 8.44 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1880s | 12.35 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | 9.32 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1890s | 12.68 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 10.43 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1900s | 11.72 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 9.99 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1910s | 11.75 million tonnes | 671,040 tonnes | 11.07 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1920s | 9.85 million tonnes | 6.40 million tonnes | 3.44 million tonnes | Norway |
| 1930s | 7.41 million tonnes | 7.38 million tonnes | 28,740 tonnes | Norway |
| 1940s | 4.91 million tonnes | 9.90 million tonnes | 4.99 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | -1.51 million tonnes | 6.95 million tonnes | 8.46 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -10.44 million tonnes | 7.54 million tonnes | 17.98 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -6.81 million tonnes | 8.28 million tonnes | 15.08 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | -1.41 million tonnes | 10.62 million tonnes | 12.02 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 3.23 million tonnes | 6.29 million tonnes | 3.06 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.81 million tonnes | 65.18 million tonnes | 62.37 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 5.07 million tonnes | 19.70 million tonnes | 14.63 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 7.39 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Norway or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 8.15 million tonnes against 7.74 million tonnes in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Norway and Sierra Leone?
- 410,770 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Norway ranks 57th 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.