Cape Verde vs Sierra Leone: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Cape Verde
0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
153rd
Sierra Leone rank
152nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Cape Verde
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.1592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.