Greece vs Sri Lanka: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Greece
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
31st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Greece
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.66 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Greece, a difference of 286,900 tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 443,689 tonnes | 47,589 tonnes | 396,100 tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 1.73 million tonnes | 225,995 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.54 million tonnes | -53,467 tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.24 million tonnes | -36,089 tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.47 million tonnes | 496,186 tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 638,511 tonnes | 419,111 tonnes | 219,400 tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | -3.86 million tonnes | 853,311 tonnes | 4.71 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -2.48 million tonnes | -56,008 tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Greece or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.66 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 286,900 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Greece ranks 34th 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.