Chad vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Chad
51.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
42.62 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
162nd
Sierra Leone rank
165th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Chad
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Chad currently reports 51.34 million tonnes against 42.62 million tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 8.72 million tonnes.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Chad ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 249,152 tonnes | 924,794 tonnes | 675,642 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 965,091 tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.33 million tonnes | 9.82 million tonnes | 7.50 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 4.23 million tonnes | 15.88 million tonnes | 11.65 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 7.17 million tonnes | 20.21 million tonnes | 13.03 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 13.17 million tonnes | 23.68 million tonnes | 10.51 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 27.64 million tonnes | 30.86 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 45.71 million tonnes | 39.77 million tonnes | 5.94 million tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Chad or Sierra Leone?
- Chad, at 51.34 million tonnes against 42.62 million tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 8.72 million tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Chad ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.