Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Absolute change co2

Mexico
2.73 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.66 million
in 2024
Mexico rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Mexico
  • Sri Lanka
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M40.0M185719402024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.73 million against 1.66 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.07 million.

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 3.09 million 47,589 3.04 million Mexico
1960s 4.39 million 225,995 4.16 million Mexico
1970s 13.80 million -53,467 13.85 million Mexico
1980s 8.30 million -36,089 8.34 million Mexico
1990s 6.28 million 496,186 5.79 million Mexico
2000s 7.43 million 419,111 7.01 million Mexico
2010s 794,569 853,311 58,742 Sri Lanka
2020s -1.45 million -56,008 1.39 million Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
Mexico, at 2.73 million against 1.66 million in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
1.07 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for absolute change co2?
Mexico ranks 28th 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