South Sudan vs Sri Lanka: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
South Sudan
1.4 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
148th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.42 tonnes per person against 1.4 tonnes per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.48 tonnes per person | 4.74 tonnes per person | 0.2617 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.34 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 4.92 tonnes per person | 0.9552 tonnes per person | 3.97 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 5.91 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 4.76 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.33 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.49 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 1.74 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 0.6199 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, South Sudan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.42 tonnes per person against 1.4 tonnes per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between South Sudan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Sudan and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.