Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Eritrea
0.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.166 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
198th
Sierra Leone rank
199th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.21 tonnes per person against 0.166 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.044 tonnes per person.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 198th and Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3447 tonnes per person | 0.0524 tonnes per person | 0.2923 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.2152 tonnes per person | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.1275 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.1846 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.0456 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.2059 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.0385 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Eritrea, at 0.21 tonnes per person against 0.166 tonnes per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.044 tonnes per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Eritrea ranks 198th and Sierra Leone ranks 199th 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.