Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index
Egypt
2.21 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.02 tonnes per person
in 2023
Egypt rank
84th
Sri Lanka rank
86th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.21 tonnes per person against 2.02 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 120 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes per person | 0.3189 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.87 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.8592 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.7391 tonnes per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.4 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.4235 tonnes per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 2.21 tonnes per person against 2.02 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.19 tonnes per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. human development index?
- Egypt ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.