Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
3rd
Sierra Leone rank
5th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0221 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4 tonnes per US$ of GDP 3.31 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.9127 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1970s 1.23 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.8355 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1980s 1.21 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.308 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
1990s 1.86 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.86 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0022 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1.13 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.8739 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2604 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.5806 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3711 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2095 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.4106 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3399 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0707 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
0.0221 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.