Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
151st
Sierra Leone rank
152nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 151st and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 151st 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.
Individual pages
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.