Netherlands vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Netherlands
31,839 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
32,425 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
16th
Sierra Leone rank
15th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Netherlands
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 32,425 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,839 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 586 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,065 tonnes per square kilometre | 16,219 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,846 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 25,302 tonnes per square kilometre | 17,293 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,009 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 25,625 tonnes per square kilometre | 18,636 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,989 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 26,567 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,762 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,805 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 28,361 tonnes per square kilometre | 25,531 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,830 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 30,427 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,016 tonnes per square kilometre | 589.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 31,608 tonnes per square kilometre | 32,246 tonnes per square kilometre | 638.15 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, Netherlands or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 32,425 tonnes per square kilometre against 31,839 tonnes per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Netherlands and Sierra Leone?
- 586 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Netherlands ranks 16th 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.