Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Papua New Guinea
262.67 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
271.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Sierra Leone rank
42nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 271.76 tonnes per person against 262.67 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9.09 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 504.97 tonnes per person | 476.32 tonnes per person | 28.65 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 427.48 tonnes per person | 423.61 tonnes per person | 3.87 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 397.93 tonnes per person | 372.39 tonnes per person | 25.54 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 366.28 tonnes per person | 338.14 tonnes per person | 28.13 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 316.64 tonnes per person | 344.26 tonnes per person | 27.62 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 284.08 tonnes per person | 322.42 tonnes per person | 38.34 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 266.96 tonnes per person | 281.93 tonnes per person | 14.96 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 271.76 tonnes per person against 262.67 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 9.09 tonnes per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. 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 from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.