What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Sri Lanka and Taiwan?

0 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Taiwan: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita

Sri Lanka

1.19 tonnes per person

in 2023

Taiwan

1.19 tonnes per person

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

35th

Taiwan rank

36th

Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita over time

Sri Lanka
Taiwan

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.19 tonnes per person against 1.19 tonnes per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 36th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-0.0158 tonnes per person	-1.01 tonnes per person	0.9947 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.4482 tonnes per person	1.14 tonnes per person	0.6905 tonnes per person	Taiwan
2010s	0.8777 tonnes per person	0.4608 tonnes per person	0.4169 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka
2020s	1.11 tonnes per person	0.6725 tonnes per person	0.4371 tonnes per person	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita, Sri Lanka or Taiwan?: Sri Lanka, at 1.19 tonnes per person against 1.19 tonnes per person in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Sri Lanka and Taiwan?: 0 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Taiwan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Taiwan rank globally for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?: Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 36th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.