Cayman Islands vs Sri Lanka: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Cayman Islands
23.47 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Sri Lanka
28.51 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Cayman Islands rank
18th
Sri Lanka rank
15th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Cayman Islands
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 28.51 tonnes per square kilometre against 23.47 tonnes per square kilometre in Cayman Islands, a difference of 5.04 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Cayman Islands's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 207 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.439 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.6487 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 18.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.71 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 25.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 27.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 22.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.69 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Cayman Islands or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 28.51 tonnes per square kilometre against 23.47 tonnes per square kilometre in Cayman Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Cayman Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 5.04 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Sri Lanka?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cayman Islands and Sri Lanka rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Cayman Islands ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.