Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2)

Denmark
0.0593 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0586 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Denmark rank
143rd
Sri Lanka rank
145th

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) over time

  • Denmark
  • Sri Lanka
0.050.10.150.2200020112023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0593 kg per constant US$ against 0.0586 kg per constant US$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0007 kg per constant US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 143rd and Sri Lanka ranks 145th of 160 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1578 kg per constant US$ 0.0794 kg per constant US$ 0.0783 kg per constant US$ Denmark
2010s 0.101 kg per constant US$ 0.0658 kg per constant US$ 0.0351 kg per constant US$ Denmark
2020s 0.0649 kg per constant US$ 0.0639 kg per constant US$ 0.001 kg per constant US$ Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
Denmark, at 0.0593 kg per constant US$ against 0.0586 kg per constant US$ in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
0.0007 kg per constant US$, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Denmark ranks 143rd and Sri Lanka ranks 145th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Unit
kg per constant US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed