Congo vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Congo
1.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.25 billion tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
101st
Sri Lanka rank
99th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Congo
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.25 billion tonnes against 1.88 billion tonnes in Congo, a difference of 364.03 million tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 99th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 345.87 million tonnes | 134.02 million tonnes | 211.85 million tonnes | Congo |
| 1960s | 831.74 million tonnes | 539.55 million tonnes | 292.19 million tonnes | Congo |
| 1970s | 956.75 million tonnes | 892.30 million tonnes | 64.44 million tonnes | Congo |
| 1980s | 1.04 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 46.67 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 120.83 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 153.07 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 301.02 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | 356.15 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Congo or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.25 billion tonnes against 1.88 billion tonnes in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 364.03 million tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Congo ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 99th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. 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 including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.