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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.