Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Sierra Leone
0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.2535 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
5th
Zambia rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.2535 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0834 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.31 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2.75 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.5649 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.33 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.7334 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.52 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.22 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3029 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.86 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.7201 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.8739 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6915 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1824 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.3711 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2384 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1327 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3399 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2641 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0758 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.3369 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.2535 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0.0834 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.