Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Rwanda
37.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
42.62 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda rank
167th
Sierra Leone rank
165th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 42.62 million tonnes against 37.32 million tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 5.30 million tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 167th and Sierra Leone ranks 165th of 215 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 115,572 tonnes | 924,794 tonnes | 809,222 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 621,318 tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.49 million tonnes | 9.82 million tonnes | 8.34 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 5.82 million tonnes | 15.88 million tonnes | 10.07 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 11.37 million tonnes | 20.21 million tonnes | 8.83 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 16.37 million tonnes | 23.68 million tonnes | 7.31 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 23.19 million tonnes | 30.86 million tonnes | 7.67 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 33.36 million tonnes | 39.77 million tonnes | 6.41 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, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 42.62 million tonnes against 37.32 million tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 5.30 million tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Rwanda ranks 167th 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.