Spain vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Spain
35,058 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
35,803 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
63rd
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 35,803 tonnes per square kilometre against 35,058 tonnes per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 745 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,350 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,088 tonnes per square kilometre | 262.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 11,926 tonnes per square kilometre | 14,229 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,304 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 15,682 tonnes per square kilometre | 17,268 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,586 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 19,891 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,982 tonnes per square kilometre | 90.88 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 25,533 tonnes per square kilometre | 24,409 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,124 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 31,159 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,151 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.99 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 34,412 tonnes per square kilometre | 35,100 tonnes per square kilometre | 688.5 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, Spain or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 35,803 tonnes per square kilometre against 35,058 tonnes per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Spain and Sri Lanka?
- 745 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Spain ranks 63rd 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.