Liberia vs Sri Lanka: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Liberia
0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
182nd
Sri Lanka rank
181st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Liberia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Liberia ranks 182nd and Sri Lanka ranks 181st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.1127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Liberia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Liberia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sri Lanka?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sri Lanka rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 182nd 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.