Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Nicaragua
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
152nd
Sri Lanka rank
151st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Nicaragua
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 152nd and Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 17 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 0.2986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.3047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.2876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.2983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.3076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0.5444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.7431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.8825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0638 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Nicaragua ranks 152nd and Sri Lanka ranks 151st 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.