Sri Lanka vs Trinidad and Tobago: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Sri Lanka
16.22 million tonnes
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
13.22 million tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
115th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
117th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Sri Lanka
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 16.22 million tonnes against 13.22 million tonnes in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 3.00 million tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 115th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th of 211 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 155,469 tonnes | 107,902 tonnes | 47,567 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 590,485 tonnes | 819,812 tonnes | 229,327 tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 1.98 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 18,766 tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 4.16 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6.17 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.91 million tonnes | 7.84 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 12.33 million tonnes | 10.82 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 15.24 million tonnes | 12.71 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Sri Lanka or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Sri Lanka, at 16.22 million tonnes against 13.22 million tonnes in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 3.00 million tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Sri Lanka ranks 115th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th of 211 countries.
- 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.