Greenland vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Greenland
35.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
42.62 million tonnes
in 2024
Greenland rank
168th
Sierra Leone rank
165th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Greenland
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 42.62 million tonnes against 35.19 million tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 7.43 million tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Greenland ranks 168th and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 697,992 tonnes | 924,794 tonnes | 226,802 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 3.22 million tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | 892,918 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 7.69 million tonnes | 9.82 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 12.61 million tonnes | 15.88 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 17.78 million tonnes | 20.21 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 23.86 million tonnes | 23.68 million tonnes | 176,630 tonnes | Greenland |
| 2010s | 29.89 million tonnes | 30.86 million tonnes | 971,100 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 33.99 million tonnes | 39.77 million tonnes | 5.78 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Greenland or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 42.62 million tonnes against 35.19 million tonnes in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Greenland and Sierra Leone?
- 7.43 million tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Greenland ranks 168th 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.