Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: Methane emissions
Nicaragua
11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
95th
Sri Lanka rank
98th
Methane emissions over time
- Nicaragua
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 447,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 95th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 545,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 732,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 578,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 859,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 633,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 898,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 722,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 857,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 825,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 968,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 959,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 455,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 11.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 518,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?
- Nicaragua, at 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 447,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for methane emissions?
- Nicaragua ranks 95th 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.