Sierra Leone vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)

Sierra Leone
16.67 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
4.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
-50050100197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 16.67 % change on previous year against 4.37 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 12.3 % change on previous year.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 3.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0 % change on previous year -3.66 % change on previous year 3.66 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1980s 11.67 % change on previous year 4.86 % change on previous year 6.81 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1990s 17.6 % change on previous year 3.07 % change on previous year 14.53 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2000s -0.8929 % change on previous year 2.84 % change on previous year 3.73 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s -0.3809 % change on previous year 8.62 % change on previous year 9 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 3.81 % change on previous year 0.5292 % change on previous year 3.28 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt co2e), Sierra Leone or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sierra Leone, at 16.67 % change on previous year against 4.37 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt co2e) between Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12.3 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) (mt co2e)?
Sierra Leone ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 12,091 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.