Eswatini vs Sri Lanka: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Eswatini
0.8405 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.9014 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
163rd
Sri Lanka rank
161st
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Eswatini
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9014 tonnes per person against 0.8405 tonnes per person in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0609 tonnes per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Eswatini ranks 163rd and Sri Lanka ranks 161st of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.2143 tonnes per person | 0.2022 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.3469 tonnes per person | 0.257 tonnes per person | 0.0899 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.7427 tonnes per person | 0.244 tonnes per person | 0.4987 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.5954 tonnes per person | 0.2495 tonnes per person | 0.3459 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.3347 tonnes per person | 0.6795 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.9816 tonnes per person | 0.5604 tonnes per person | 0.4213 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.8849 tonnes per person | 0.8231 tonnes per person | 0.0618 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.834 tonnes per person | 0.8725 tonnes per person | 0.0385 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Eswatini or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.9014 tonnes per person against 0.8405 tonnes per person in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Eswatini and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0609 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sri Lanka?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Sri Lanka rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 163rd and Sri Lanka ranks 161st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.