Sri Lanka vs Venezuela: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Sri Lanka
0.2%
in 2024
Venezuela
0.2%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
48th
Venezuela rank
50th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Sri Lanka
- Venezuela
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th and Venezuela ranks 50th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Venezuela rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th and Venezuela ranks 50th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.