Sierra Leone vs Syria: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Sierra Leone
0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
156th
Syria rank
159th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Sierra Leone
- Syria
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 156th and Syria ranks 159th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.0577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.0763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.1128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Sierra Leone or Syria?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Sierra Leone and Syria?
- 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Syria rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Sierra Leone ranks 156th and Syria ranks 159th 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.