Chile vs Sri Lanka: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Chile
9.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
10.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
51st
Sri Lanka rank
48th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Chile
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.35 million tonnes against 9.59 million tonnes in Chile, a difference of 763,410 tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Chile ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 14 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.61 million tonnes | 18.98 million tonnes | 9.37 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 12.05 million tonnes | 11.57 million tonnes | 486,537 tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 14.88 million tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 11.42 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 17.15 million tonnes | 5.38 million tonnes | 11.77 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 21.64 million tonnes | 13.35 million tonnes | 8.29 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 27.31 million tonnes | 11.68 million tonnes | 15.64 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | 33.35 million tonnes | 9.27 million tonnes | 24.08 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1920s | 34.30 million tonnes | 7.25 million tonnes | 27.05 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 41.27 million tonnes | 8.36 million tonnes | 32.91 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 39.57 million tonnes | 25.21 million tonnes | 14.35 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 39.44 million tonnes | 23.04 million tonnes | 16.40 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 34.42 million tonnes | 47.99 million tonnes | 13.57 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 36.52 million tonnes | 21.16 million tonnes | 15.35 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 9.17 million tonnes | 10.97 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.92 million tonnes | 14.20 million tonnes | 8.28 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 28.28 million tonnes | 26.42 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 34.66 million tonnes | 19.21 million tonnes | 15.45 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | 19.39 million tonnes | 9.64 million tonnes | 9.75 million tonnes | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Chile or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.35 million tonnes against 9.59 million tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 763,410 tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Chile ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 in tonnes.