Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Absolute change co2

Sri Lanka
1.66 million
in 2024
Sweden
1.39 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
31st
Sweden rank
32nd

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
-10.0M010.0M184019322024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.66 million against 1.39 million in Sweden, a difference of 271,460.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 47,589 1.53 million 1.48 million Sweden
1960s 225,995 4.40 million 4.17 million Sweden
1970s -53,467 -151,615 98,148 Sri Lanka
1980s -36,089 -2.93 million 2.90 million Sri Lanka
1990s 496,186 41,576 454,609 Sri Lanka
2000s 419,111 -879,331 1.30 million Sri Lanka
2010s 853,311 -637,082 1.49 million Sri Lanka
2020s -56,008 -535,166 479,158 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
Sri Lanka, at 1.66 million against 1.39 million in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
271,460, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for absolute change co2?
Sri Lanka ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 32nd 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