Sierra Leone vs Slovenia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Sierra Leone
16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovenia
18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
134th
Slovenia rank
132nd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Sierra Leone
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 134th and Slovenia ranks 132nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 10 and Slovenia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 44.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 4.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 807,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1910s | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1920s | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 9.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 7.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 376,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1960s | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 8.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 55.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 23.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 16.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Sierra Leone or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 16.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Sierra Leone and Slovenia?
- 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Slovenia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Slovenia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Sierra Leone ranks 134th and Slovenia ranks 132nd 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.