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