Sierra Leone vs Vanuatu: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Sierra Leone
0.018 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.0171 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
161st
Vanuatu rank
164th

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Vanuatu
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.018 kt per square kilometre against 0.0171 kt per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0009 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 164th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0087 kt per square kilometre 0.0045 kt per square kilometre 0.0042 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0081 kt per square kilometre 0.0052 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0041 kt per square kilometre 0.0061 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 0.0066 kt per square kilometre 0.0068 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 0.0133 kt per square kilometre 0.0116 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0174 kt per square kilometre 0.0164 kt per square kilometre 0.001 kt per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or Vanuatu?
Sierra Leone, at 0.018 kt per square kilometre against 0.0171 kt per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and Vanuatu?
0.0009 kt per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Vanuatu rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Sierra Leone ranks 161st and Vanuatu ranks 164th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) 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.