Algeria vs Sierra Leone: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Algeria
0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Algeria rank
154th
Sierra Leone rank
156th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Algeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Algeria ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 156th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1860s | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1870s | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1880s | 0.0398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1890s | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1900s | 0.0403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.0465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 0.1214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.1468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Algeria or Sierra Leone?
- Algeria, at 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Algeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sierra Leone?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Algeria ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 156th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.