Namibia vs Sierra Leone: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Namibia
0.0523 tonnes per person
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.0538 tonnes per person
in 2022
Namibia rank
80th
Sierra Leone rank
78th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Namibia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0538 tonnes per person against 0.0523 tonnes per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.0015 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Namibia ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 207 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0375 tonnes per person 0.0727 tonnes per person 0.0353 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0323 tonnes per person 0.0749 tonnes per person 0.0425 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0287 tonnes per person 0.0765 tonnes per person 0.0478 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0475 tonnes per person 0.0739 tonnes per person 0.0263 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0588 tonnes per person 0.0744 tonnes per person 0.0155 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0604 tonnes per person 0.0634 tonnes per person 0.003 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0531 tonnes per person 0.0546 tonnes per person 0.0015 tonnes per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0538 tonnes per person against 0.0523 tonnes per person in Namibia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
0.0015 tonnes per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Namibia ranks 80th and Sierra Leone ranks 78th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.