Iceland vs Sierra Leone: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Iceland
4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iceland rank
153rd
Sierra Leone rank
151st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Iceland
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland, a difference of 120,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Iceland ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 154,773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 10,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 157,646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 11,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 13,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 15,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 174,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 20,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 281,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 24,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 342,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 317,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 29,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 421,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 392,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 36,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 536,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 500,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 566,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 654,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 984,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 372,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1980s | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1990s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 666,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2000s | 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 767,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 261,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2020s | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Iceland or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Iceland and Sierra Leone?
- 120,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Sierra Leone rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Iceland ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.