Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Namibia
5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia rank
150th
Sierra Leone rank
151st

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Namibia
  • Sierra Leone
02.0M4.0M6.0M185019372024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone, a difference of 987,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Namibia ranks 150th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1850s 24,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 164,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 139,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1860s 27,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 167,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 139,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1870s 31,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 173,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 141,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1880s 36,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 179,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 143,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1890s 42,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 190,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 148,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1900s 48,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 281,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 232,422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1910s 56,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 342,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 285,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1920s 65,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 421,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 356,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1930s 76,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 536,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 460,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1940s 91,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 654,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 562,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1950s 106,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 984,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 877,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1960s 117,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1970s 155,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1980s 235,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1990s 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 278,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
2000s 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 232,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Namibia
2010s 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 687,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Namibia
2020s 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 865,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
Namibia, at 5.22 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 Namibia and Sierra Leone?
987,420 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Namibia ranks 150th 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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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.