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
00.10.20.30.4194919862024

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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
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
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.