Finland vs Sierra Leone: Methane emissions
Finland
5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Finland rank
125th
Sierra Leone rank
128th
Methane emissions over time
- Finland
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Finland currently reports 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone, a difference of 280,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1860s | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 470,953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1870s | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1880s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1890s | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 504,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1900s | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 595,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1910s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 686,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1920s | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 839,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1930s | 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1940s | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1950s | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1960s | 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1970s | 12.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1980s | 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1990s | 11.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2000s | 9.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2010s | 7.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Finland and Sierra Leone?
- 280,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.