Sri Lanka vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Per capita methane emissions
Sri Lanka
0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
168th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
170th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Sri Lanka
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 168th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 9 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1860s | 0.6297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1870s | 0.5222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1880s | 0.4869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1890s | 0.4831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1900s | 0.4778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1910s | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1920s | 0.4952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1930s | 0.5262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1940s | 0.5946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.6626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.6111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.5473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.4719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0013 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 methane emissions, Sri Lanka or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Sri Lanka and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 168th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 170th 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.