Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate

Papua New Guinea
-0.6264 % change on previous year
in 2022
Sri Lanka
-0.7206 % change on previous year
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
148th

emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sri Lanka
-250255075100175118862022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.6264 % change on previous year against -0.7206 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0942 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 46 times across 272 shared years of data; in 1751 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 219 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 13 and Sri Lanka in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1750s 0.1833 % change on previous year 0.1643 % change on previous year 0.019 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1760s 0.1831 % change on previous year 0.1624 % change on previous year 0.0207 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1770s 0.183 % change on previous year 0.1603 % change on previous year 0.0226 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1780s 0.1828 % change on previous year 0.158 % change on previous year 0.0248 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1790s 0.1827 % change on previous year 0.1555 % change on previous year 0.0272 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1800s 0.1825 % change on previous year 0.1527 % change on previous year 0.0298 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1810s 0.7736 % change on previous year 0.1497 % change on previous year 0.6239 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1820s 0.8358 % change on previous year 1.41 % change on previous year 0.5775 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1830s 0.8355 % change on previous year 2.16 % change on previous year 1.32 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1840s 0.8352 % change on previous year 2.21 % change on previous year 1.38 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1850s 3.6 % change on previous year -0.6605 % change on previous year 4.26 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1860s 3.02 % change on previous year 3.36 % change on previous year 0.349 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1870s 2.89 % change on previous year 1.52 % change on previous year 1.38 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1880s 3.43 % change on previous year 1.44 % change on previous year 2 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1890s 0.8012 % change on previous year 2.13 % change on previous year 1.33 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1900s 1.45 % change on previous year 1.72 % change on previous year 0.2693 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1910s -0.0966 % change on previous year 1.09 % change on previous year 1.18 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1920s -1.29 % change on previous year 2.05 % change on previous year 3.34 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1930s -1.35 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year 2.8 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1940s -3.96 % change on previous year 2.84 % change on previous year 6.8 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1950s -1.37 % change on previous year 9.82 % change on previous year 11.18 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1960s -0.0672 % change on previous year 1.02 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1970s 5.09 % change on previous year 1.3 % change on previous year 3.79 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s 2.49 % change on previous year 3.12 % change on previous year 0.6324 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1990s 13.19 % change on previous year 2.07 % change on previous year 11.13 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.3883 % change on previous year 2.2 % change on previous year 1.81 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2010s -0.4421 % change on previous year 0.0022 % change on previous year 0.4443 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2020s -0.3264 % change on previous year -0.5775 % change on previous year 0.2511 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
Papua New Guinea, at -0.6264 % change on previous year against -0.7206 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
0.0942 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
272 years are reported by both, from 1751 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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emissions of air pollutants, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
219 places, 59,468 data points, 1751–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in emissions of air pollutants. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.