Sierra Leone vs Yemen: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Sierra Leone
0.166 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.2494 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
199th
Yemen rank
196th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.2494 tonnes per person against 0.166 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0834 tonnes per person.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.5 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 199th and Yemen ranks 196th of 213 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 0.331 tonnes per person | 0.2407 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.696 tonnes per person | 0.522 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.3081 tonnes per person | 0.0939 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.6237 tonnes per person | 0.4608 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.6649 tonnes per person | 0.5954 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.9196 tonnes per person | 0.8319 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.6033 tonnes per person | 0.4644 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.2725 tonnes per person | 0.1051 tonnes per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.2494 tonnes per person against 0.166 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 0.0834 tonnes per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Sierra Leone ranks 199th and Yemen ranks 196th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.