Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Afghanistan
0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
180th
Sri Lanka rank
181st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 181st of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Afghanistan or Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 181st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.