French Polynesia vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

French Polynesia
35.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
41.76 million tonnes
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
164th
Sierra Leone rank
161st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 41.76 million tonnes against 35.02 million tonnes in French Polynesia, a difference of 6.74 million tonnes.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times French Polynesia's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

French Polynesia ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 215 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 136,301 tonnes 818,621 tonnes 682,320 tonnes Sierra Leone
1960s 612,254 tonnes 3.29 million tonnes 2.68 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1970s 2.39 million tonnes 8.97 million tonnes 6.59 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1980s 5.88 million tonnes 15.04 million tonnes 9.15 million tonnes Sierra Leone
1990s 11.22 million tonnes 19.36 million tonnes 8.14 million tonnes Sierra Leone
2000s 18.04 million tonnes 22.82 million tonnes 4.78 million tonnes Sierra Leone
2010s 26.70 million tonnes 29.99 million tonnes 3.30 million tonnes Sierra Leone
2020s 33.22 million tonnes 38.91 million tonnes 5.68 million tonnes Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, French Polynesia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 41.76 million tonnes against 35.02 million tonnes in French Polynesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between French Polynesia and Sierra Leone?
6.74 million tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Sierra Leone?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
French Polynesia ranks 164th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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