Senegal vs Sierra Leone: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Senegal
2.76 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.87 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal rank
63rd
Sierra Leone rank
61st

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
0123196519942023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 0.11 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 63rd and Sierra Leone ranks 61st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5925 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4084 metric tons per square kilometre 0.184 metric tons per square kilometre Senegal
1970s 1 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7478 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2532 metric tons per square kilometre Senegal
1980s 1.31 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7116 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5948 metric tons per square kilometre Senegal
1990s 2.04 metric tons per square kilometre 0.8964 metric tons per square kilometre 1.14 metric tons per square kilometre Senegal
2000s 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre 1.78 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4142 metric tons per square kilometre Senegal
2010s 2.42 metric tons per square kilometre 2.81 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3858 metric tons per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 2.62 metric tons per square kilometre 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2532 metric tons per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.76 metric tons per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
0.11 metric tons per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Senegal ranks 63rd and Sierra Leone ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? 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.