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