Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.037 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.038 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
35th
United Kingdom rank
33rd

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • United Kingdom
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.038 kt per square kilometre against 0.037 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.001 kt per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 186 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0736 kt per square kilometre 0.0723 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0803 kt per square kilometre 0.0764 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0732 kt per square kilometre 0.0689 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0658 kt per square kilometre 0.0601 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0096 kt per square kilometre 0.0622 kt per square kilometre 0.0527 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0152 kt per square kilometre 0.0484 kt per square kilometre 0.0332 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0316 kt per square kilometre 0.0433 kt per square kilometre 0.0117 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.038 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 Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?
0.001 kt per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and United Kingdom rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd 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.