Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Namibia
17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia rank
133rd
Sierra Leone rank
134th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Namibia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Namibia ranks 133rd and Sierra Leone ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 691,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 653,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 691,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 811,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 890,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 971,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 638,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1970s | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 822,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2000s | 14.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 17.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 17.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
- Namibia, at 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Namibia ranks 133rd and Sierra Leone ranks 134th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.