Sri Lanka vs Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
8,843 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Venezuela
8,810 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
99th
Venezuela rank
100th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Venezuela
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 8,843 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,810 tonnes per square kilometre in Venezuela, a difference of 33 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 99th and Venezuela ranks 100th of 204 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 535.05 tonnes per square kilometre 1,268 tonnes per square kilometre 733.17 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
1970s 1,024 tonnes per square kilometre 1,971 tonnes per square kilometre 946.58 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
1980s 1,603 tonnes per square kilometre 2,916 tonnes per square kilometre 1,312 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
1990s 2,326 tonnes per square kilometre 4,199 tonnes per square kilometre 1,873 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
2000s 3,775 tonnes per square kilometre 5,778 tonnes per square kilometre 2,003 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
2010s 6,090 tonnes per square kilometre 7,628 tonnes per square kilometre 1,538 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela
2020s 8,378 tonnes per square kilometre 8,619 tonnes per square kilometre 241.24 tonnes per square kilometre Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
Sri Lanka, at 8,843 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,810 tonnes per square kilometre in Venezuela as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
33 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Venezuela rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 99th and Venezuela ranks 100th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.