Sierra Leone vs Syria: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita

Sierra Leone
0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
152nd
Syria rank
155th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Syria
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 152nd and Syria ranks 155th of 196 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1970s 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1980s 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
1990s 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
2000s 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
2010s 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria
2020s 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Sierra Leone or Syria?
Sierra Leone, at 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Sierra Leone and Syria?
0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Syria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Syria rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 152nd and Syria ranks 155th 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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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 12,740 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.