What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?

0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Sri Lanka

0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Uruguay

0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

152nd

Uruguay rank

151st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

Sri Lanka
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 152nd and Uruguay ranks 151st of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0201 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0816 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0614 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Uruguay
1970s	0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0544 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0334 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Uruguay
1980s	0.0177 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0354 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0177 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Uruguay
1990s	0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Uruguay
2000s	0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Uruguay
2010s	0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Uruguay
2020s	0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?: 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 152nd and Uruguay ranks 151st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.