Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Afghanistan
0.1593 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.166 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
196th
Sierra Leone rank
194th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Afghanistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1593 tonnes per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0067 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 196th and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.0447 tonnes per person | 0.1684 tonnes per person | 0.1238 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.066 tonnes per person | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.1482 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.1186 tonnes per person | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.0443 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0669 tonnes per person | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.066 tonnes per person | 0.0874 tonnes per person | 0.0215 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1899 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.0509 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1661 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1593 tonnes per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0067 tonnes per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Afghanistan ranks 196th and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 213 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 from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.