Sierra Leone vs Syria: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Sierra Leone
1.11 tonnes per person
in 2024
Syria
1.03 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
161st
Syria rank
164th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Syria
05101520193119772024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.11 tonnes per person against 1.03 tonnes per person in Syria, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 161st and Syria ranks 164th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 3.41 tonnes per person 5.02 tonnes per person 1.61 tonnes per person Syria
1960s 3.24 tonnes per person 2.23 tonnes per person 1 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
1970s 3.02 tonnes per person 1.28 tonnes per person 1.75 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
1980s 3.11 tonnes per person 2.61 tonnes per person 0.5029 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
1990s 1.56 tonnes per person 3.06 tonnes per person 1.5 tonnes per person Syria
2000s 12.5 tonnes per person 2.99 tonnes per person 9.51 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
2010s 3.06 tonnes per person 1.88 tonnes per person 1.19 tonnes per person Sierra Leone
2020s 1.25 tonnes per person 1.17 tonnes per person 0.0738 tonnes per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Sierra Leone or Syria?
Sierra Leone, at 1.11 tonnes per person against 1.03 tonnes per person in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Sierra Leone and Syria?
0.08 tonnes per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Syria?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Syria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Sierra Leone ranks 161st and Syria ranks 164th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.