Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Sri Lanka
0.0721 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sweden
0.0735 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sri Lanka rank
158th
Sweden rank
157th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0014 kilograms per international-$.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1037 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3215 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.373 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4757 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3787 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2176 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0671 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2332 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1662 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0845 kilograms per international-$ | 0.157 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0725 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0747 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1065 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0318 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0741 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0779 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0038 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 0.0014 kilograms per international-$, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).