Senegal vs Sri Lanka: Methane emissions

Senegal
11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal rank
97th
Sri Lanka rank
98th

Methane emissions over time

  • Senegal
  • Sri Lanka
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M185019372024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 276,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1850s 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal
1860s 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 137,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1870s 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 202,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1880s 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 221,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1890s 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 404,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1900s 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 667,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1910s 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 816,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1920s 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 905,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1930s 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 948,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1940s 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1950s 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1960s 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1970s 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1980s 6.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1990s 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
2000s 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 654,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
2010s 9.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 233,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
2020s 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 325,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Senegal or Sri Lanka?
Senegal, at 11.37 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 Senegal and Sri Lanka?
276,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sri Lanka?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Sri Lanka rank globally for methane emissions?
Senegal ranks 97th 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.