Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Methane emissions
Denmark
10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
101st
Sri Lanka rank
98th
Methane emissions over time
- Denmark
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark, a difference of 881,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 16 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1860s | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1870s | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1880s | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1890s | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1900s | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1910s | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1920s | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1930s | 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1940s | 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 10.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 12.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 11.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1980s | 11.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1990s | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 643,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2000s | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 428,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 881,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for methane emissions?
- Denmark ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.