Sierra Leone vs Switzerland: Methane emissions, per capita
Sierra Leone
0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
150th
Switzerland rank
148th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.7185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.6362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.7074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.7234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.6357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Sierra Leone or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Sierra Leone and Switzerland?
- 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Switzerland rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.