Guyana vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Guyana
534.39 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
570.59 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
176th
Sierra Leone rank
173rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Guyana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 570.59 tonnes per square kilometre against 534.39 tonnes per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 36.2 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guyana ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 59.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 117.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 136.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 199.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 220.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.73 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 265.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 279.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.92 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 351.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 328.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.33 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2010s | 447.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 427.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.63 tonnes per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2020s | 504.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 541.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Guyana or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 570.59 tonnes per square kilometre against 534.39 tonnes per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Guyana and Sierra Leone?
- 36.2 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.