Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Papua New Guinea
166.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
154.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
116th
Sierra Leone rank
118th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 166.81 tonnes per person against 154.22 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 12.59 tonnes per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 118th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -48.31 tonnes per person | 45.52 tonnes per person | 93.83 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -9.84 tonnes per person | 67.33 tonnes per person | 77.18 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 50.39 tonnes per person | 83.26 tonnes per person | 32.87 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 107.71 tonnes per person | 91.99 tonnes per person | 15.73 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 138.36 tonnes per person | 148.82 tonnes per person | 10.46 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 157.53 tonnes per person | 174.17 tonnes per person | 16.65 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 165.83 tonnes per person | 158.73 tonnes per person | 7.1 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 166.81 tonnes per person against 154.22 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 12.59 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 116th and Sierra Leone ranks 118th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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 including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.