Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: AFOLU — Emissions per capita
AFOLU — Emissions per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.38 t CO2eq/cap against 0.36 t CO2eq/cap in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.02 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 223 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.423 t CO2eq/cap | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 0.147 t CO2eq/cap | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 0.421 t CO2eq/cap | 0.131 t CO2eq/cap | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.214 t CO2eq/cap | 0.377 t CO2eq/cap | 0.163 t CO2eq/cap | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3575 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0025 t CO2eq/cap | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions per capita, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.38 t CO2eq/cap against 0.36 t CO2eq/cap in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions per capita between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 146th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.