Sri Lanka vs Uzbekistan: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Sri Lanka
8.7%
in 2024
Uzbekistan
13.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Uzbekistan rank
2nd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 13.3% against 8.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.5 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Uzbekistan ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Uzbekistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.0% | 8.3% | 3.3% | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 8.3% | 5.1% | 3.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -0.6% | 4.1% | 4.7% | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | -0.3% | 1.9% | 2.2% | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 1.8% | 7.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -1.1% | 5.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 0.0% | 5.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Sri Lanka or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 13.3% against 8.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan?
- 4.6%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th and Uzbekistan ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.