El Salvador vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
El Salvador
31,793 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
32,425 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
15th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 32,425 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,793 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 632 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,927 tonnes per square kilometre | 16,219 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,708 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 25,622 tonnes per square kilometre | 17,293 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,330 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 28,294 tonnes per square kilometre | 18,636 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,658 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 30,359 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,762 tonnes per square kilometre | 10,597 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 31,634 tonnes per square kilometre | 25,531 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,103 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 31,733 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,016 tonnes per square kilometre | 716.44 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 31,781 tonnes per square kilometre | 32,246 tonnes per square kilometre | 464.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, El Salvador or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 32,425 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,793 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 632 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, 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 from land-use change 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.