Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Papua New Guinea
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd
Sri Lanka rank
150th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd and Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 14 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.5299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.6484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.7632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.8143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.9285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.5031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.6923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.9437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.9711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd and Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.