Indonesia vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Indonesia
8,775 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
8,843 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
101st
Sri Lanka rank
99th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Indonesia
  • Sri Lanka
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 8,843 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,775 tonnes per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 68 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 99th of 204 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 489.32 tonnes per square kilometre 535.05 tonnes per square kilometre 45.74 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 700.06 tonnes per square kilometre 1,024 tonnes per square kilometre 324.07 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 1,212 tonnes per square kilometre 1,603 tonnes per square kilometre 391.43 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 2,140 tonnes per square kilometre 2,326 tonnes per square kilometre 186.68 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 3,622 tonnes per square kilometre 3,775 tonnes per square kilometre 153.46 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 5,988 tonnes per square kilometre 6,090 tonnes per square kilometre 102.28 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 8,205 tonnes per square kilometre 8,378 tonnes per square kilometre 173.65 tonnes per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 8,843 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,775 tonnes per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
68 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 99th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.