Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Papua New Guinea
19.83 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
25.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
156th
Sri Lanka rank
153rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 25.91 tonnes per person against 19.83 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 6.08 tonnes per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Sri Lanka ranks 153rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 2.95 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.89 tonnes per person | 4.76 tonnes per person | 0.867 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 8.39 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 11.11 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | 2.81 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 13.13 tonnes per person | 11.74 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 16.01 tonnes per person | 17.89 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 18.91 tonnes per person | 23.96 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 25.91 tonnes per person against 19.83 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 6.08 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Sri Lanka ranks 153rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.