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
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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

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
Last refreshed

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