Eswatini vs Sri Lanka: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Eswatini
0.8405 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.9014 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
163rd
Sri Lanka rank
161st
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Eswatini
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9014 tonnes per person against 0.8405 tonnes per person in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0609 tonnes per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Eswatini ranks 163rd and Sri Lanka ranks 161st of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.2143 tonnes per person | 0.2022 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.3469 tonnes per person | 0.257 tonnes per person | 0.0899 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.7427 tonnes per person | 0.244 tonnes per person | 0.4987 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.5954 tonnes per person | 0.2495 tonnes per person | 0.3459 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.3347 tonnes per person | 0.6795 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.9816 tonnes per person | 0.5604 tonnes per person | 0.4213 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.8849 tonnes per person | 0.8231 tonnes per person | 0.0618 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.834 tonnes per person | 0.8725 tonnes per person | 0.0385 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Eswatini or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.9014 tonnes per person against 0.8405 tonnes per person in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Eswatini and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0609 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sri Lanka?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Eswatini ranks 163rd and Sri Lanka ranks 161st of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.