Iran vs Sri Lanka: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Iran
503.48 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Sri Lanka
504.05 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Iran rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
56th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Iran
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 504.05 tonnes per square kilometre against 503.48 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.57 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Iran ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 867.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 816.52 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 94.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 389.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 294.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 102.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 236.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 134.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 173.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 320.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 147.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 277.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 601.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 323.38 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 383.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 595.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 211.46 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 486.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 477.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.33 tonnes per square kilometre | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Iran or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 504.05 tonnes per square kilometre against 503.48 tonnes per square kilometre in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 0.57 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Iran ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.