Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Papua New Guinea
19.83 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
25.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
156th
Sri Lanka rank
153rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 25.91 tonnes per person against 19.83 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 6.08 tonnes per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Sri Lanka ranks 153rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 2.95 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.89 tonnes per person | 4.76 tonnes per person | 0.867 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 8.39 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 11.11 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | 2.81 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 13.13 tonnes per person | 11.74 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 16.01 tonnes per person | 17.89 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 18.91 tonnes per person | 23.96 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 25.91 tonnes per person against 19.83 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 6.08 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Sri Lanka ranks 153rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.