Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Rwanda

875,638 tonnes

in 2024

Sierra Leone

864,211 tonnes

in 2004

Rwanda rank

136th

Sierra Leone rank

137th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Rwanda currently reports 875,638 tonnes against 864,211 tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 11,427 tonnes.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 136th and Sierra Leone ranks 137th of 179 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.