Paraguay vs Sri Lanka: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Paraguay
1.92 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.02 tonnes per person
in 2023
Paraguay rank
89th
Sri Lanka rank
86th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Paraguay
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.02 tonnes per person against 1.92 tonnes per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.3189 tonnes per person | 0.7351 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.1108 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.75 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.0514 tonnes per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.02 tonnes per person against 1.92 tonnes per person in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and Sri Lanka rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 89th 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita. 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.