Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Nigeria

120.41 kilograms per person

in 2023

Sierra Leone

120.56 kilograms per person

in 2023

Nigeria rank

136th

Sierra Leone rank

135th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

Nigeria
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 120.56 kilograms per person against 120.41 kilograms per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.147 kilograms per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 136th and Sierra Leone ranks 135th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.