Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Brazil
2.23 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.02 tonnes per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
83rd
Sri Lanka rank
86th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Brazil
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.23 tonnes per person against 2.02 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 120 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.78 tonnes per person | 0.3189 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.99 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.981 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.62 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.9199 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.2231 tonnes per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
- Brazil, at 2.23 tonnes per person against 2.02 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 0.21 tonnes per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Brazil ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 120 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.