Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Sri Lanka
0.9014 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.8237 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
161st
Zimbabwe rank
164th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9014 tonnes per person against 0.8237 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0777 tonnes per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 164th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2143 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.2552 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.989 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.244 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.2495 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.3347 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.5604 tonnes per person | 0.8489 tonnes per person | 0.2886 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.8231 tonnes per person | 0.7547 tonnes per person | 0.0684 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.8725 tonnes per person | 0.7203 tonnes per person | 0.1522 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, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.9014 tonnes per person against 0.8237 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0777 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 164th 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.