Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Ghana
0.015 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.0137 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
110th
Sierra Leone rank
113th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.015 kt per square kilometre against 0.0137 kt per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0013 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 110th and Sierra Leone ranks 113th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Ghana or Sierra Leone?
- Ghana, at 0.015 kt per square kilometre against 0.0137 kt per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0013 kt per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Sierra Leone rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 110th and Sierra Leone ranks 113th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.