Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Methane emissions
Rwanda
4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda rank
131st
Sierra Leone rank
128th
Methane emissions over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda, a difference of 668,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Rwanda ranks 131st and Sierra Leone ranks 128th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 174,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 179,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 470,953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 291,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 186,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 294,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 192,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 200,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 504,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 209,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 595,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 386,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 251,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 686,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 434,884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 349,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 839,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 488,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 553,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 719,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 562,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 833,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 533,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 773,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 484,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 668,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for methane emissions?
- Rwanda ranks 131st 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.