Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Absolute change co2

Colombia
2.67 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.66 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Colombia
  • Sri Lanka
-10.0M010.0M185719402024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.67 million against 1.66 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.01 million.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.6 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 980,551 47,589 932,962 Colombia
1960s 1.19 million 225,995 966,954 Colombia
1970s 1.63 million -53,467 1.68 million Colombia
1980s 882,760 -36,089 918,849 Colombia
1990s 218,580 496,186 277,606 Sri Lanka
2000s 1.65 million 419,111 1.23 million Colombia
2010s 2.72 million 853,311 1.87 million Colombia
2020s -1.26 million -56,008 1.20 million Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Colombia or Sri Lanka?
Colombia, at 2.67 million against 1.66 million in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Colombia and Sri Lanka?
1.01 million, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for absolute change co2?
Colombia ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed