Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Portugal
34,460 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
35,803 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Portugal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 35,803 tonnes per square kilometre against 34,460 tonnes per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 1,343 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,926 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,088 tonnes per square kilometre | 161.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 10,809 tonnes per square kilometre | 14,229 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,420 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 13,848 tonnes per square kilometre | 17,268 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,420 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 18,380 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,982 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,602 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 24,540 tonnes per square kilometre | 24,409 tonnes per square kilometre | 130.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 30,088 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,151 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,063 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 33,771 tonnes per square kilometre | 35,100 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,330 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Portugal or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 35,803 tonnes per square kilometre against 34,460 tonnes per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 1,343 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Portugal ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 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.