Sri Lanka vs United States: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.0454 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0409 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
56th
United States rank
59th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States
00.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0454 kt per square kilometre against 0.0409 kt per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0045 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 56th and United States ranks 59th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0228 kt per square kilometre 0.0215 kt per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0278 kt per square kilometre 0.024 kt per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0044 kt per square kilometre 0.0287 kt per square kilometre 0.0243 kt per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0059 kt per square kilometre 0.0323 kt per square kilometre 0.0264 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0117 kt per square kilometre 0.0336 kt per square kilometre 0.0219 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0192 kt per square kilometre 0.0355 kt per square kilometre 0.0162 kt per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0392 kt per square kilometre 0.0397 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or United States?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0454 kt per square kilometre against 0.0409 kt per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and United States?
0.0045 kt per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 56th and United States ranks 59th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.