New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
New Zealand
3.12 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.82 billion tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.12 billion tonnes against 2.82 billion tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 299.05 million tonnes.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
New Zealand ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 14 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 55.71 million tonnes | 106.53 million tonnes | 50.83 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 140.99 million tonnes | 258.13 million tonnes | 117.14 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 230.01 million tonnes | 327.70 million tonnes | 97.69 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 356.92 million tonnes | 367.70 million tonnes | 10.78 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 560.89 million tonnes | 462.19 million tonnes | 98.69 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 794.98 million tonnes | 592.83 million tonnes | 202.16 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 999.75 million tonnes | 695.99 million tonnes | 303.76 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 777.83 million tonnes | 436.66 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 853.79 million tonnes | 560.51 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1.60 billion tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 579.55 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 564.79 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.06 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 405.24 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.25 billion tonnes | 1.97 billion tonnes | 281.04 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.52 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | 391.38 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.64 billion tonnes | 2.25 billion tonnes | 389.48 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.79 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 349.45 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.96 billion tonnes | 2.71 billion tonnes | 249.69 million tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.09 billion tonnes | 2.80 billion tonnes | 288.38 million tonnes | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- New Zealand, at 3.12 billion tonnes against 2.82 billion tonnes in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 299.05 million tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.