Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Sri Lanka
1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
151st
Zimbabwe rank
149th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0.1894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 0.1809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.1776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.2146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.4763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.5166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.5047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.6213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.8462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0263 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, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.25 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Sri Lanka ranks 151st and Zimbabwe ranks 149th 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.