Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Energy — Emissions per capita

Sri Lanka
0.8 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Zambia
0.73 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
173rd
Zambia rank
176th

Energy — Emissions per capita over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zambia
0.40.60.81199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8 t CO2eq/cap against 0.73 t CO2eq/cap in Zambia, a difference of 0.07 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 176th of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.411 t CO2eq/cap 0.604 t CO2eq/cap 0.193 t CO2eq/cap Zambia
2000s 0.631 t CO2eq/cap 0.528 t CO2eq/cap 0.103 t CO2eq/cap Sri Lanka
2010s 0.865 t CO2eq/cap 0.609 t CO2eq/cap 0.256 t CO2eq/cap Sri Lanka
2020s 0.8425 t CO2eq/cap 0.7175 t CO2eq/cap 0.125 t CO2eq/cap Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions per capita, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
Sri Lanka, at 0.8 t CO2eq/cap against 0.73 t CO2eq/cap in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions per capita between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
0.07 t CO2eq/cap, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for energy — emissions per capita?
Sri Lanka ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 176th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 8,378 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.