Mauritius vs Sierra Leone: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Mauritius
5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius rank
149th
Sierra Leone rank
151st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Mauritius
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mauritius ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 76,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 100,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 102,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 106,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 179,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 105,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 104,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 281,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 105,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 342,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 109,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 421,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 312,222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 116,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 536,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 420,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 137,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 654,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 517,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 403,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 984,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 580,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 683,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 631,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 567,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 509,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 730,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Mauritius or Sierra Leone?
- Mauritius, at 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Mauritius and Sierra Leone?
- 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Sierra Leone rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mauritius ranks 149th 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.