Which has higher land-use change — emissions share, Sri Lanka or United States?

Sri Lanka, at 0 % against 0 % in United States as of 2023.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs United States: Land-use change — Emissions Share

Sri Lanka

0 %

in 2023

United States

0 %

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

73rd

United States rank

73rd

Land-use change — Emissions Share over time

Sri Lanka
United States

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0 % against 0 % in United States, a difference of 0 %.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 73rd and United States ranks 73rd of 223 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.143 %	0.001 %	0.142 %	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.017 %	0 %	0.017 %	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.001 %	0 %	0.001 %	Sri Lanka
2020s	0 %	0 %	0 %	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions share, Sri Lanka or United States?: Sri Lanka, at 0 % against 0 % in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions share between Sri Lanka and United States?: 0 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for land-use change — emissions share?: Sri Lanka ranks 73rd and United States ranks 73rd of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 255 places, 8,422 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.