Sierra Leone vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Sierra Leone
0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
148th
Uruguay rank
151st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 148th and Uruguay ranks 151st of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0816 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
1970s 0.0156 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0544 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
1980s 0.0182 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0354 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
1990s 0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0088 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0064 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2010s 0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0021 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2020s 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Sierra Leone or Uruguay?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Sierra Leone and Uruguay?
0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uruguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Sierra Leone ranks 148th and Uruguay ranks 151st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.