Finland vs Sierra Leone: Methane emissions

Finland
5.70 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.42 million
in 2024
Finland rank
125th
Sierra Leone rank
128th

Methane emissions over time

  • Finland
  • Sierra Leone
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 5.70 million against 5.42 million in Sierra Leone, a difference of 280,910.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 125th and Sierra Leone ranks 128th of 199 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1850s 1.70 million 464,598 1.24 million Finland
1860s 1.82 million 470,953 1.35 million Finland
1870s 1.98 million 480,528 1.50 million Finland
1880s 2.24 million 490,376 1.75 million Finland
1890s 2.58 million 504,143 2.08 million Finland
1900s 2.96 million 595,598 2.36 million Finland
1910s 3.33 million 686,745 2.64 million Finland
1920s 3.63 million 839,684 2.79 million Finland
1930s 3.94 million 1.04 million 2.90 million Finland
1940s 5.55 million 1.28 million 4.27 million Finland
1950s 9.21 million 1.54 million 7.67 million Finland
1960s 12.46 million 1.80 million 10.66 million Finland
1970s 12.78 million 2.12 million 10.66 million Finland
1980s 12.60 million 2.29 million 10.31 million Finland
1990s 11.79 million 2.88 million 8.92 million Finland
2000s 9.41 million 3.80 million 5.62 million Finland
2010s 7.84 million 5.03 million 2.81 million Finland
2020s 6.47 million 5.26 million 1.21 million Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Finland or Sierra Leone?
Finland, at 5.70 million against 5.42 million in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Finland and Sierra Leone?
280,910, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sierra Leone?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Finland and Sierra Leone rank globally for methane emissions?
Finland ranks 125th and Sierra Leone ranks 128th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed