Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Saudi Arabia
0.0416 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.037 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
35th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sri Lanka
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0416 kt per square kilometre against 0.037 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0046 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0031 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0183 kt per square kilometre 0.0096 kt per square kilometre 0.0087 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0352 kt per square kilometre 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.02 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0403 kt per square kilometre 0.0316 kt per square kilometre 0.0087 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0416 kt per square kilometre against 0.037 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
0.0046 kt per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.