Sierra Leone vs Taiwan: Per capita methane emissions
Sierra Leone
0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
153rd
Taiwan rank
150th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Sierra Leone
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 153rd and Taiwan ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 16 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 0.5563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 0.5299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0.5021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0.4791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.5648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.6231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 0.7044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.7317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.7185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.6362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.7074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.7234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.6357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Sierra Leone or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Sierra Leone and Taiwan?
- 0.0393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Taiwan rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Sierra Leone ranks 153rd and Taiwan ranks 150th 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.