Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Change air pollutant emissions

Madagascar
1.77 million
in 2022
Sri Lanka
1.76 million
in 2022
Madagascar rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
36th

Change air pollutant emissions over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.77 million against 1.76 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6,050.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Madagascar ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 220 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 28 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1750s 25,410 38,730 13,320 Sri Lanka
1760s 26,253 39,367 13,114 Sri Lanka
1770s 27,120 40,006 12,886 Sri Lanka
1780s 28,013 40,647 12,635 Sri Lanka
1790s 28,930 41,289 12,359 Sri Lanka
1800s 29,872 41,929 12,057 Sri Lanka
1810s 30,938 42,567 11,629 Sri Lanka
1820s 32,156 46,113 13,958 Sri Lanka
1830s 33,414 55,530 22,116 Sri Lanka
1840s 34,713 69,113 34,400 Sri Lanka
1850s 37,099 65,351 28,252 Sri Lanka
1860s 42,252 79,805 37,553 Sri Lanka
1870s 49,297 106,896 57,599 Sri Lanka
1880s 56,254 118,461 62,207 Sri Lanka
1890s 60,451 142,910 82,458 Sri Lanka
1900s 74,599 174,363 99,764 Sri Lanka
1910s 90,821 198,622 107,800 Sri Lanka
1920s 99,726 234,122 134,396 Sri Lanka
1930s 108,799 274,877 166,077 Sri Lanka
1940s 118,538 337,328 218,791 Sri Lanka
1950s 188,328 742,221 553,893 Sri Lanka
1960s 232,623 790,738 558,115 Sri Lanka
1970s 294,958 812,377 517,419 Sri Lanka
1980s 370,772 1.03 million 662,167 Sri Lanka
1990s 633,454 1.31 million 677,453 Sri Lanka
2000s 919,956 1.65 million 731,742 Sri Lanka
2010s 1.38 million 1.80 million 423,245 Sri Lanka
2020s 1.74 million 1.76 million 18,150 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change air pollutant emissions, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
Madagascar, at 1.77 million against 1.76 million in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in change air pollutant emissions between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
6,050, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for change air pollutant emissions?
Madagascar ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change air pollutant emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed