Jordan vs Sierra Leone: Nitrous oxide emissions
Jordan
1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jordan rank
129th
Sierra Leone rank
131st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Jordan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone, a difference of 13,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Jordan ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 26,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 28,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 35,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 46,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 50,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 55,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 62,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 77,884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 152,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 107,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 168,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 348,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 255,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 255,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 346,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 501,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 453,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 610,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 156,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 636,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 886,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 736,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2000s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 942,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2010s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Jordan or Sierra Leone?
- Jordan, at 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Jordan and Sierra Leone?
- 13,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Sierra Leone rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Jordan ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.