Djibouti vs Sri Lanka: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Djibouti
1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Djibouti rank
173rd
Sri Lanka rank
171st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Djibouti
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Djibouti, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Djibouti ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 171st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0002 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, Djibouti or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Djibouti and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Djibouti ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 171st of 198 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.