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