Iran vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iran
2.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Iran rank
61st
Sierra Leone rank
62nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iran
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.41 billion tonnes against 2.35 billion tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 59.91 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Iran ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 62nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 12 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 31.16 million tonnes | 281.14 million tonnes | 249.98 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 87.69 million tonnes | 661.84 million tonnes | 574.14 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 182.42 million tonnes | 727.69 million tonnes | 545.26 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 348.57 million tonnes | 761.87 million tonnes | 413.31 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 526.80 million tonnes | 787.78 million tonnes | 260.98 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 692.09 million tonnes | 807.36 million tonnes | 115.27 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 851.05 million tonnes | 819.20 million tonnes | 31.85 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1920s | 1.00 billion tonnes | 852.83 million tonnes | 149.78 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1930s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 925.48 million tonnes | 213.75 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1940s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 248.59 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1950s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 393.86 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1960s | 1.88 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 717.31 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1970s | 2.16 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 913.17 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.26 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 917.32 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1990s | 2.49 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 665.84 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 2.24 billion tonnes | 106.92 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 39.48 million tonnes | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iran or Sierra Leone?
- Iran, at 2.41 billion tonnes against 2.35 billion tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iran and Sierra Leone?
- 59.91 million tonnes, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iran ranks 61st 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.