Panama vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement

Panama
17.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
16.22 million tonnes
in 2024
Panama rank
112th
Sri Lanka rank
115th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Panama
  • Sri Lanka
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M194819862024

How they compare

Panama currently reports 17.85 million tonnes against 16.22 million tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.63 million tonnes.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 211 regions.

Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 248,975 tonnes 155,469 tonnes 93,506 tonnes Panama
1960s 786,683 tonnes 590,485 tonnes 196,198 tonnes Panama
1970s 1.95 million tonnes 1.98 million tonnes 29,135 tonnes Sri Lanka
1980s 3.60 million tonnes 4.16 million tonnes 559,315 tonnes Sri Lanka
1990s 5.03 million tonnes 6.17 million tonnes 1.14 million tonnes Sri Lanka
2000s 7.40 million tonnes 8.91 million tonnes 1.51 million tonnes Sri Lanka
2010s 12.31 million tonnes 12.33 million tonnes 13,850 tonnes Sri Lanka
2020s 16.77 million tonnes 15.24 million tonnes 1.53 million tonnes Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Panama or Sri Lanka?
Panama, at 17.85 million tonnes against 16.22 million tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Panama and Sri Lanka?
1.63 million tonnes, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sri Lanka?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Panama and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
Panama ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 115th of 211 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.