Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Liberia
0.1531 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.166 tonnes per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
201st
Sierra Leone rank
199th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1531 tonnes per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0129 tonnes per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Liberia ranks 201st and Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0779 tonnes per person | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.4034 tonnes per person | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.2295 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.9415 tonnes per person | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.7273 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.4522 tonnes per person | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.2893 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.1851 tonnes per person | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.1155 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.1565 tonnes per person | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0688 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.1666 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.1531 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.0143 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1531 tonnes per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0129 tonnes per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Liberia ranks 201st 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.