Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Sri Lanka
2.82 billion tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
2.96 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Uganda rank
53rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.96 billion tonnes against 2.82 billion tonnes in Sri Lanka, a difference of 132.65 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Uganda ranks 53rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 13 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 106.53 million tonnes | 70.59 million tonnes | 35.94 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 258.13 million tonnes | 151.46 million tonnes | 106.67 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 327.70 million tonnes | 220.38 million tonnes | 107.32 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 367.70 million tonnes | 291.68 million tonnes | 76.01 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 462.19 million tonnes | 346.42 million tonnes | 115.77 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 592.83 million tonnes | 365.10 million tonnes | 227.73 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 695.99 million tonnes | 358.22 million tonnes | 337.77 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 777.83 million tonnes | 393.95 million tonnes | 383.87 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 853.79 million tonnes | 513.62 million tonnes | 340.18 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 667.61 million tonnes | 352.87 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 918.38 million tonnes | 351.00 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.65 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 282.45 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.97 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 146.51 million tonnes | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.13 billion tonnes | 2.22 billion tonnes | 95.16 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1990s | 2.25 billion tonnes | 2.49 billion tonnes | 240.90 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.44 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 280.90 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.71 billion tonnes | 2.89 billion tonnes | 188.28 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.80 billion tonnes | 2.95 billion tonnes | 143.15 million tonnes | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.96 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 Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 132.65 million tonnes, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th and Uganda ranks 53rd 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.