Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Brazil
0.2404 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.2697 tonnes per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
72nd
Sri Lanka rank
69th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Brazil
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2697 tonnes per person against 0.2404 tonnes per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0293 tonnes per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Brazil ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 179 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0897 tonnes per person | 0.0836 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.0816 tonnes per person | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.05 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.1107 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.1092 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.2242 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.2229 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.2729 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.2726 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.2783 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.2707 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.3202 tonnes per person | 0.1693 tonnes per person | 0.1509 tonnes per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.2719 tonnes per person | 0.2688 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.2697 tonnes per person against 0.2404 tonnes per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0293 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Brazil ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 179 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.