Sierra Leone vs South Africa: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita

Sierra Leone
0.49 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
South Africa
0.5 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
134th
South Africa rank
132nd

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
00.20.40.60.8199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.5 t CO2eq/cap against 0.49 t CO2eq/cap in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.01 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 134th and South Africa ranks 132nd of 223 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.444 t CO2eq/cap 0.742 t CO2eq/cap 0.298 t CO2eq/cap South Africa
2000s 0.445 t CO2eq/cap 0.661 t CO2eq/cap 0.216 t CO2eq/cap South Africa
2010s 0.531 t CO2eq/cap 0.567 t CO2eq/cap 0.036 t CO2eq/cap South Africa
2020s 0.475 t CO2eq/cap 0.5025 t CO2eq/cap 0.0275 t CO2eq/cap South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.5 t CO2eq/cap against 0.49 t CO2eq/cap in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
0.01 t CO2eq/cap, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 134th and South Africa ranks 132nd of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.