Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Sierra Leone
0.1912 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.1981 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
10th
Zambia rank
9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.1981 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1912 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 9th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3173 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.9911 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6738 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.321 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6467 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3257 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.3462 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6752 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3289 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.5065 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.7026 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1961 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.3493 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4599 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1106 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1762 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1914 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.204 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0126 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.1981 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1912 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Zambia 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 including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 9th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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.