Sri Lanka vs Tuvalu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Sri Lanka
1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
151st
Tuvalu rank
148th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 151st and Tuvalu ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 15 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0.1894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.1809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.1776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.2146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.4763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.5047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0.8462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
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, Sri Lanka or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Sri Lanka and Tuvalu?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Sri Lanka ranks 151st and Tuvalu ranks 148th 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.