Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Costa Rica
2.26 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
64th
Sierra Leone rank
62nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.35 billion tonnes against 2.26 billion tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 92.88 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 62nd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1850s 12.22 million tonnes 281.14 million tonnes 268.92 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1860s 39.76 million tonnes 661.84 million tonnes 622.08 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1870s 79.92 million tonnes 727.69 million tonnes 647.76 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1880s 126.00 million tonnes 761.87 million tonnes 635.88 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1890s 180.68 million tonnes 787.78 million tonnes 607.10 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1900s 251.27 million tonnes 807.36 million tonnes 556.09 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1910s 330.67 million tonnes 819.20 million tonnes 488.53 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1920s 408.23 million tonnes 852.83 million tonnes 444.59 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1930s 524.81 million tonnes 925.48 million tonnes 400.67 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1940s 768.66 million tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes 242.44 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1950s 1.06 billion tonnes 1.10 billion tonnes 41.05 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1960s 1.37 billion tonnes 1.17 billion tonnes 199.41 million tonnes Costa Rica
1970s 1.71 billion tonnes 1.25 billion tonnes 463.32 million tonnes Costa Rica
1980s 2.11 billion tonnes 1.35 billion tonnes 763.70 million tonnes Costa Rica
1990s 2.19 billion tonnes 1.43 billion tonnes 763.24 million tonnes Costa Rica
2000s 2.22 billion tonnes 1.84 billion tonnes 373.27 million tonnes Costa Rica
2010s 2.25 billion tonnes 2.24 billion tonnes 10.62 million tonnes Costa Rica
2020s 2.26 billion tonnes 2.33 billion tonnes 73.78 million tonnes Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.35 billion tonnes against 2.26 billion tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
92.88 million tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 62nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.