Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Rwanda
0.1426 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.166 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
197th
Sierra Leone rank
194th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1426 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0234 tonnes per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Rwanda ranks 197th and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 208 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 0.0806 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.1556 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 0.18 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.1003 tonnes per person | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 0.0625 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0657 tonnes per person | 0.0696 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 0.0877 tonnes per person | 0.0296 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.081 tonnes per person | 0.139 tonnes per person | 0.058 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1329 tonnes per person | 0.1674 tonnes per person | 0.0345 tonnes per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.166 tonnes per person against 0.1426 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0234 tonnes per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Rwanda ranks 197th and Sierra Leone ranks 194th of 208 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 vs. per capita energy use. 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.