Comoros vs Sri Lanka: Per capita methane emissions
Comoros
0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
171st
Sri Lanka rank
168th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Comoros
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros, a difference of 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 171st and Sri Lanka ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1860s | 0.875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1870s | 0.8328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1880s | 0.7927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1890s | 0.7544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1900s | 0.6648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1910s | 0.577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1920s | 0.5955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1930s | 0.6748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1940s | 0.7882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1950s | 0.8423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1960s | 0.8195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1970s | 0.728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1980s | 0.6329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 1990s | 0.5602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 2000s | 0.5338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 2010s | 0.4938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
| 2020s | 0.4734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Comoros or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Comoros and Sri Lanka?
- 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Comoros ranks 171st and Sri Lanka ranks 168th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.