Greece vs Sri Lanka: Absolute change co2

Greece
1.37 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.66 million
in 2024
Greece rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Greece
  • Sri Lanka
-10.0M-5.0M05.0M10.0M186819462024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.66 million against 1.37 million in Greece, a difference of 286,900.

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 47,589 396,100 Greece
1960s 1.73 million 225,995 1.51 million Greece
1970s 2.54 million -53,467 2.59 million Greece
1980s 2.24 million -36,089 2.28 million Greece
1990s 2.47 million 496,186 1.97 million Greece
2000s 638,511 419,111 219,400 Greece
2010s -3.86 million 853,311 4.71 million Sri Lanka
2020s -2.48 million -56,008 2.42 million Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Greece or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.66 million against 1.37 million in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Greece and Sri Lanka?
286,900, 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 absolute change co2?
Greece ranks 34th 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