Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Guinea-Bissau
5.97 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Sierra Leone
6.16 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
72nd
Sierra Leone rank
71st
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 6.16 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.97 tonnes per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0166 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1926 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 3.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2576 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0822 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 5.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0063 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 6.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0565 tonnes per square kilometre | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 5.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.175 tonnes per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 6.16 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.97 tonnes per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.19 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.