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
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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.