Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Carbon intensity of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
179th
Sierra Leone rank
176th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
00.020.040.060.08199020072024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0607 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0668 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0061 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0751 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0516 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0236 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0638 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0541 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0097 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.058 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0021 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0546 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0507 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
0.0039 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.