Latvia vs Sierra Leone: Greenhouse gas emissions
Latvia
13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone
16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia rank
137th
Sierra Leone rank
134th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Latvia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia, a difference of 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Latvia ranks 137th and Sierra Leone ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 12 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1880s | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1890s | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1900s | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1910s | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1920s | 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1940s | 8.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444,884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 13.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1960s | 19.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1970s | 27.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1980s | 30.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1990s | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2000s | 11.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 13.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Latvia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Latvia and Sierra Leone?
- 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Sierra Leone rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Latvia ranks 137th and Sierra Leone ranks 134th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.