Sri Lanka vs Switzerland: Nitrous oxide emissions
Sri Lanka
2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Switzerland
2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
116th
Switzerland rank
113th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 148,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 11 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 401,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 428,491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 534,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 333,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 697,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 283,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 759,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524,294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 795,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 598,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 828,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 234,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 857,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 662,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 194,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 886,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 771,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 959,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 328,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 908,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 657,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.19 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 Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 148,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Switzerland rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 113th 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.