Mongolia vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Mongolia
2.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.25 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mongolia rank
100th
Sri Lanka rank
99th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Mongolia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.08 billion tonnes in Mongolia, a difference of 169.83 million tonnes.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mongolia ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 99th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 103.85 million tonnes | 134.02 million tonnes | 30.17 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 409.76 million tonnes | 539.55 million tonnes | 129.79 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 649.68 million tonnes | 892.30 million tonnes | 242.63 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 920.80 million tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 162.10 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.17 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 79.82 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 153.32 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 272.29 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.99 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | 199.89 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Mongolia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.25 billion tonnes against 2.08 billion tonnes in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Mongolia and Sri Lanka?
- 169.83 million tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mongolia ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 99th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.