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

Rwanda
5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda rank
148th
Sierra Leone rank
151st

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

  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Rwanda ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1850s 122,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 164,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41,823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1860s 130,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 167,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1870s 141,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 173,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1880s 153,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 179,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26,092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1890s 166,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 190,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1900s 183,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 281,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 97,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1910s 213,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 342,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 129,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1920s 263,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 421,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 158,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1930s 340,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 536,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 196,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1940s 509,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 654,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 145,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
1950s 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 984,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1960s 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 992,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1970s 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1980s 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
1990s 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
2000s 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 90,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sierra Leone
2010s 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda
2020s 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 975,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
Rwanda, at 5.48 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 Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Rwanda ranks 148th 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

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.