Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Ecuador
1.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
33rd
Sri Lanka rank
31st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.66 million tonnes against 1.38 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 279,560 tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61,388 tonnes | 47,589 tonnes | 13,799 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 229,611 tonnes | 225,995 tonnes | 3,616 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 855,715 tonnes | -53,467 tonnes | 909,182 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 804,772 tonnes | -36,089 tonnes | 840,861 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 180,311 tonnes | 496,186 tonnes | 315,875 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.18 million tonnes | 419,111 tonnes | 762,675 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 626,794 tonnes | 853,311 tonnes | 226,517 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.18 million tonnes | -56,008 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.66 million tonnes against 1.38 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 279,560 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.