Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Pakistan
2.82 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.82 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.82 billion tonnes against 2.82 billion tonnes in Pakistan, a difference of 1.17 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Pakistan ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 8 and Sri Lanka in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 723,193 tonnes | 106.53 million tonnes | 105.81 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | -563,516 tonnes | 258.13 million tonnes | 258.69 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | -6.16 million tonnes | 327.70 million tonnes | 333.86 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | -16.08 million tonnes | 367.70 million tonnes | 383.78 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | -29.06 million tonnes | 462.19 million tonnes | 491.25 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | -37.31 million tonnes | 592.83 million tonnes | 630.13 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | -1.73 million tonnes | 695.99 million tonnes | 697.72 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 129.03 million tonnes | 777.83 million tonnes | 648.80 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 346.75 million tonnes | 853.79 million tonnes | 507.04 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 788.31 million tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 232.17 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1.49 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 224.46 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 536.30 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 2.40 billion tonnes | 1.97 billion tonnes | 426.20 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | 493.23 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.64 billion tonnes | 2.25 billion tonnes | 383.73 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.77 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 326.18 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2.83 billion tonnes | 2.71 billion tonnes | 119.17 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 2.85 billion tonnes | 2.80 billion tonnes | 49.32 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.82 billion tonnes against 2.82 billion tonnes in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
- 1.17 million tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Pakistan ranks 56th 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.