Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
0.0109 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0132 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
63rd
Zambia rank
61st

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zambia
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0132 kt per square kilometre against 0.0109 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0023 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 61st of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0303 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.0254 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0178 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.0129 kt per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0176 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0086 kt per square kilometre 0.0126 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0132 kt per square kilometre against 0.0109 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
0.0023 kt per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 61st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 6,685 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.