Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Liberia
536.35 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
570.59 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia rank
175th
Sierra Leone rank
173rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 570.59 tonnes per square kilometre against 536.35 tonnes per square kilometre in Liberia, a difference of 34.24 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Liberia ranks 175th and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 31.92 tonnes per square kilometre 59.3 tonnes per square kilometre 27.37 tonnes per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 150.73 tonnes per square kilometre 136.1 tonnes per square kilometre 14.63 tonnes per square kilometre Liberia
1980s 290.53 tonnes per square kilometre 220.07 tonnes per square kilometre 70.45 tonnes per square kilometre Liberia
1990s 349.29 tonnes per square kilometre 279.96 tonnes per square kilometre 69.33 tonnes per square kilometre Liberia
2000s 397.14 tonnes per square kilometre 328.05 tonnes per square kilometre 69.09 tonnes per square kilometre Liberia
2010s 467.75 tonnes per square kilometre 427.51 tonnes per square kilometre 40.23 tonnes per square kilometre Liberia
2020s 523.34 tonnes per square kilometre 541.11 tonnes per square kilometre 17.77 tonnes per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 570.59 tonnes per square kilometre against 536.35 tonnes per square kilometre in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
34.24 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Liberia ranks 175th and Sierra Leone ranks 173rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.