Sierra Leone vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Sierra Leone
2.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
2.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
62nd
Sweden rank
60th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Sierra Leone
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.42 billion tonnes against 2.35 billion tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 73.82 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 281.14 million tonnes | 148.75 million tonnes | 132.39 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 661.84 million tonnes | 438.14 million tonnes | 223.70 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 727.69 million tonnes | 758.31 million tonnes | 30.63 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 761.87 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 324.60 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 787.78 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 617.36 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 807.36 million tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 927.92 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 819.20 million tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 852.83 million tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 925.48 million tonnes | 2.66 billion tonnes | 1.73 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 2.87 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.10 billion tonnes | 3.04 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.17 billion tonnes | 2.86 billion tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.25 billion tonnes | 2.61 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | 913.21 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.84 billion tonnes | 2.31 billion tonnes | 470.78 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.24 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 113.36 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.33 billion tonnes | 2.41 billion tonnes | 73.33 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Sierra Leone or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.42 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 Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 73.82 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Sierra Leone ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 60th 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.