Sri Lanka vs Vanuatu: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Sri Lanka
674.67 kt
in 2025
Vanuatu
623.33 kt
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Vanuatu rank
57th

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Vanuatu
-2.0k-1.0k01.0k2.0k199020072025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 674.67 kt against 623.33 kt in Vanuatu, a difference of 51.34 kt.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Vanuatu ranks 57th of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 1,951 kt 623.33 kt 1,327 kt Sri Lanka
2000s 1,165 kt 626.63 kt 538.63 kt Sri Lanka
2010s 320.46 kt 623.7 kt 303.23 kt Vanuatu
2020s 305.56 kt 623.33 kt 317.78 kt Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Sri Lanka or Vanuatu?
Sri Lanka, at 674.67 kt against 623.33 kt in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
51.34 kt, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Vanuatu rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Vanuatu ranks 57th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).