Sri Lanka vs Venezuela: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
8,843 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Venezuela
8,810 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
99th
Venezuela rank
100th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Venezuela
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 8,843 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,810 tonnes per square kilometre in Venezuela, a difference of 33 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 99th and Venezuela ranks 100th of 204 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 535.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,268 tonnes per square kilometre | 733.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 1,024 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,971 tonnes per square kilometre | 946.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 1,603 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,916 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,312 tonnes per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 2,326 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,199 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,873 tonnes per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 3,775 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,778 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,003 tonnes per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 6,090 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,628 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,538 tonnes per square kilometre | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 8,378 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,619 tonnes per square kilometre | 241.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
- Sri Lanka, at 8,843 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,810 tonnes per square kilometre in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 33 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Venezuela rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 99th and Venezuela ranks 100th 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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About this data
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.