Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Share of global methane emissions
Eritrea
0.1%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.1%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
131st
Sierra Leone rank
128th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Eritrea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Eritrea ranks 131st and Sierra Leone ranks 128th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Eritrea ranks 131st and Sierra Leone ranks 128th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.