Sierra Leone vs Sudan: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Sierra Leone
8.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Sudan
8.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
55th
Sudan rank
54th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 8.87 million tonnes against 8.15 million tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 711,730 tonnes.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 55th and Sudan ranks 54th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 8 and Sudan in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 56.01 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 54.86 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 14.26 million tonnes | 771,052 tonnes | 13.49 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 4.21 million tonnes | 939,614 tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 3.03 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 2.25 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 922,242 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 47,322 tonnes | Sudan |
| 1910s | 671,040 tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1920s | 6.40 million tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 7.38 million tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 9.90 million tonnes | 13.73 million tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1950s | 6.95 million tonnes | 31.78 million tonnes | 24.84 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1960s | 7.54 million tonnes | 21.71 million tonnes | 14.17 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1970s | 8.28 million tonnes | 12.29 million tonnes | 4.02 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 1980s | 10.62 million tonnes | 11.03 million tonnes | 409,288 tonnes | Sudan |
| 1990s | 6.29 million tonnes | 42.74 million tonnes | 36.45 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2000s | 65.18 million tonnes | 41.13 million tonnes | 24.06 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 19.70 million tonnes | 52.36 million tonnes | 32.66 million tonnes | Sudan |
| 2020s | 8.92 million tonnes | 9.74 million tonnes | 823,178 tonnes | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Sierra Leone or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 8.87 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 Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 711,730 tonnes, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sudan rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Sierra Leone ranks 55th and Sudan ranks 54th 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.