Panama vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Panama
2.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Panama rank
63rd
Sierra Leone rank
62nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Panama
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.35 billion tonnes against 2.33 billion tonnes in Panama, a difference of 18.20 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Panama ranks 63rd and Sierra Leone ranks 62nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 17.32 million tonnes | 281.14 million tonnes | 263.82 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 47.60 million tonnes | 661.84 million tonnes | 614.23 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 75.45 million tonnes | 727.69 million tonnes | 652.24 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 107.55 million tonnes | 761.87 million tonnes | 654.33 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 155.41 million tonnes | 787.78 million tonnes | 632.37 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 227.28 million tonnes | 807.36 million tonnes | 580.08 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 320.38 million tonnes | 819.20 million tonnes | 498.82 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 419.39 million tonnes | 852.83 million tonnes | 433.44 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 587.70 million tonnes | 925.48 million tonnes | 337.78 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 857.10 million tonnes | 1.01 billion tonnes | 154.00 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 79.78 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 293.75 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.63 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 380.41 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 488.30 million tonnes | Panama |
| 1990s | 2.01 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 586.62 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 350.96 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.30 billion tonnes | 2.24 billion tonnes | 57.89 million tonnes | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.33 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 5.82 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, Panama or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.35 billion tonnes against 2.33 billion tonnes in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Panama and Sierra Leone?
- 18.20 million tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Panama ranks 63rd 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.