Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Malawi
40.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
41.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
162nd
Sierra Leone rank
161st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 41.76 million tonnes against 40.98 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 776,500 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 459,531 tonnes | 503,601 tonnes | 44,070 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.87 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 4.76 million tonnes | 8.97 million tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 9.08 million tonnes | 15.04 million tonnes | 5.95 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 14.48 million tonnes | 19.36 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 21.17 million tonnes | 22.82 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 29.21 million tonnes | 29.99 million tonnes | 786,320 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 38.12 million tonnes | 38.91 million tonnes | 788,860 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 41.76 million tonnes against 40.98 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 776,500 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. 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 oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.