Croatia vs Sri Lanka: Nitrous oxide emissions

Croatia
2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Croatia rank
115th
Sri Lanka rank
116th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Croatia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 82,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Croatia ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 116th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1850s 119,466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 401,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 281,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1860s 129,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 428,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 299,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1870s 151,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 534,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 382,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1880s 183,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 697,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 514,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1890s 178,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 759,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 580,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1900s 170,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 795,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 624,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1910s 236,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 828,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 592,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1920s 466,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 857,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 390,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1930s 517,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 886,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 368,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1940s 774,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 959,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 185,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
1950s 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 359,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1960s 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1970s 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1980s 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1990s 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 461,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
2000s 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 218,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
2010s 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka
2020s 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 94,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Croatia or Sri Lanka?
Croatia, at 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Croatia and Sri Lanka?
82,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sri Lanka?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Sri Lanka rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Croatia ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 116th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide 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
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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