Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Papua New Guinea
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.82 billion tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.82 billion tonnes against 2.78 billion tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 45.07 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -9.60 million tonnes | 106.53 million tonnes | 116.13 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | -30.73 million tonnes | 258.13 million tonnes | 288.86 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | -55.98 million tonnes | 327.70 million tonnes | 383.68 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | -82.94 million tonnes | 367.70 million tonnes | 450.64 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 528.24 million tonnes | 462.19 million tonnes | 66.05 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 592.83 million tonnes | 635.12 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 695.99 million tonnes | 574.05 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 777.83 million tonnes | 485.69 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.26 billion tonnes | 853.79 million tonnes | 401.49 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.24 billion tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 214.67 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 78.37 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 538.36 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 1.97 billion tonnes | 784.34 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | 755.05 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 2.25 billion tonnes | 580.52 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 404.13 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.45 billion tonnes | 2.71 billion tonnes | 258.99 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 2.80 billion tonnes | 81.11 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.82 billion tonnes against 2.78 billion tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 45.07 million tonnes, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 57th 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.