Benin vs Sierra Leone: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Benin
0.0833 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.0912 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Benin rank
159th
Sierra Leone rank
157th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0912 units per square kilometre against 0.0833 units per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0079 units per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Benin ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0427 units per square kilometre 0.0338 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0167 units per square kilometre 0.0892 units per square kilometre 0.0724 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0175 units per square kilometre 0.0882 units per square kilometre 0.0706 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0221 units per square kilometre 0.0338 units per square kilometre 0.0116 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0399 units per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 0.0085 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0769 units per square kilometre 0.0611 units per square kilometre 0.0158 units per square kilometre Benin
2020s 0.0899 units per square kilometre 0.0816 units per square kilometre 0.0083 units per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Benin or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.0912 units per square kilometre against 0.0833 units per square kilometre in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Benin and Sierra Leone?
0.0079 units per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 159th and Sierra Leone ranks 157th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal 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.