Which has higher food transport — emissions, Ireland or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 940.91 kt against 894.48 kt in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Ireland and Sri Lanka?

46.43 kt, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sri Lanka?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Sri Lanka: Food Transport — Emissions

Ireland

894.48 kt

in 2023

Sri Lanka

940.91 kt

in 2023

Ireland rank

70th

Sri Lanka rank

67th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

Ireland
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 940.91 kt against 894.48 kt in Ireland, a difference of 46.43 kt.

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

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

Ireland ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	478.33 kt	376.13 kt	102.2 kt	Ireland
2000s	902.84 kt	552.21 kt	350.63 kt	Ireland
2010s	872.02 kt	948.65 kt	76.63 kt	Sri Lanka
2020s	851.99 kt	977.68 kt	125.69 kt	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Ireland or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 940.91 kt against 894.48 kt in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Ireland and Sri Lanka?: 46.43 kt, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sri Lanka rank globally for food transport — emissions?: Ireland ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 260 places, 8,556 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf