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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
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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.