Sri Lanka vs Tajikistan: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Sri Lanka
0.9014 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tajikistan
1.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
161st
Tajikistan rank
159th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.9014 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1086 tonnes per person.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 161st and Tajikistan ranks 159th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2143 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 0.2552 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 0.244 tonnes per person | 2.82 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 0.2495 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | 2.4 tonnes per person | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 0.3347 tonnes per person | 0.8722 tonnes per person | 0.5375 tonnes per person | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.5604 tonnes per person | 0.3587 tonnes per person | 0.2017 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.8231 tonnes per person | 0.573 tonnes per person | 0.2502 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.8725 tonnes per person | 0.9887 tonnes per person | 0.1162 tonnes per person | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Sri Lanka or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.9014 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
- 0.1086 tonnes per person, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tajikistan rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 161st and Tajikistan ranks 159th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.