Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 8.35 Mt CO2e against 7.93 Mt CO2e in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.42 Mt CO2e.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 146th and Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 203 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.65 Mt CO2e | 2.31 Mt CO2e | 2.34 Mt CO2e | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 5.65 Mt CO2e | 2.69 Mt CO2e | 2.95 Mt CO2e | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.03 Mt CO2e | 3.5 Mt CO2e | 1.52 Mt CO2e | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.81 Mt CO2e | 4.24 Mt CO2e | 0.5674 Mt CO2e | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 6.55 Mt CO2e | 6.29 Mt CO2e | 0.2648 Mt CO2e | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 8.08 Mt CO2e | 7.55 Mt CO2e | 0.5234 Mt CO2e | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Rwanda, at 8.35 Mt CO2e against 7.93 Mt CO2e in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0.42 Mt CO2e, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Rwanda ranks 146th and Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 203 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).