Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Nepal
2.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Nepal rank
65th
Sierra Leone rank
62nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Nepal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.35 billion tonnes against 2.24 billion tonnes in Nepal, a difference of 104.91 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nepal ranks 65th and Sierra Leone ranks 62nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.77 million tonnes | 281.14 million tonnes | 262.37 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 49.10 million tonnes | 661.84 million tonnes | 612.73 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 90.54 million tonnes | 727.69 million tonnes | 637.15 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 138.97 million tonnes | 761.87 million tonnes | 622.91 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 178.58 million tonnes | 787.78 million tonnes | 609.21 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 249.06 million tonnes | 807.36 million tonnes | 558.30 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 383.05 million tonnes | 819.20 million tonnes | 436.16 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 536.26 million tonnes | 852.83 million tonnes | 316.57 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 665.57 million tonnes | 925.48 million tonnes | 259.91 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 790.98 million tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 220.12 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 949.16 million tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 152.26 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.12 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 45.88 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 149.34 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1980s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 299.71 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 1990s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 399.92 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 2000s | 2.01 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 164.59 million tonnes | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.16 billion tonnes | 2.24 billion tonnes | 80.10 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.23 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 103.54 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, Nepal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.35 billion tonnes against 2.24 billion tonnes in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 104.91 million tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Nepal ranks 65th 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.