Sierra Leone vs Sweden: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Sierra Leone
8.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
7.99 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
55th
Sweden rank
56th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sweden
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 8.15 million tonnes against 7.99 million tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 162,900 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 56.01 million tonnes | 27.45 million tonnes | 28.56 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 14.26 million tonnes | 30.29 million tonnes | 16.03 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 4.21 million tonnes | 33.34 million tonnes | 29.13 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 3.03 million tonnes | 31.73 million tonnes | 28.70 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2.25 million tonnes | 32.24 million tonnes | 29.99 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.73 million tonnes | 33.96 million tonnes | 32.23 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 671,040 tonnes | 32.64 million tonnes | 31.97 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 6.40 million tonnes | 30.27 million tonnes | 23.86 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 7.38 million tonnes | 24.08 million tonnes | 16.70 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 9.90 million tonnes | 21.17 million tonnes | 11.27 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 6.95 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 7.54 million tonnes | -28.89 million tonnes | 36.43 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 8.28 million tonnes | -20.22 million tonnes | 28.50 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 10.62 million tonnes | -13.91 million tonnes | 24.53 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 6.29 million tonnes | -7.69 million tonnes | 13.98 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 65.18 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 63.45 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 19.70 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 14.55 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 8.92 million tonnes | 8.61 million tonnes | 309,352 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, Sierra Leone or Sweden?
- Sierra Leone, at 8.15 million tonnes against 7.99 million tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 162,900 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sweden rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Sierra Leone ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 56th 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.