Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Per capita methane emissions
Senegal
0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Senegal rank
155th
Sierra Leone rank
153rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 155th and Sierra Leone ranks 153rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 16 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1860s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1870s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1880s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1890s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1900s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1910s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1920s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1930s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1940s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1950s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1960s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.9371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.7761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.6958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.6277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Senegal ranks 155th and Sierra Leone ranks 153rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.