Chad vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Chad
43.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
41.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
159th
Sierra Leone rank
161st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Chad
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Chad currently reports 43.45 million tonnes against 41.76 million tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.70 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Chad ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 239,489 tonnes | 503,601 tonnes | 264,112 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 953,082 tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.32 million tonnes | 8.97 million tonnes | 6.66 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 4.22 million tonnes | 15.04 million tonnes | 10.81 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 7.15 million tonnes | 19.36 million tonnes | 12.21 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 12.68 million tonnes | 22.82 million tonnes | 10.14 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 24.79 million tonnes | 29.99 million tonnes | 5.21 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 39.03 million tonnes | 38.91 million tonnes | 129,140 tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Chad or Sierra Leone?
- Chad, at 43.45 million tonnes against 41.76 million tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 1.70 million tonnes, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Chad ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.