Sri Lanka vs Palestine: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Sri Lanka
0.9014 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palestine
0.8698 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
161st
Palestine rank
162nd
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- Palestine
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.9014 tonnes per person against 0.8698 tonnes per person in Palestine, a difference of 0.0316 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 161st and Palestine ranks 162nd of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3347 tonnes per person | 0.3935 tonnes per person | 0.0588 tonnes per person | Palestine |
| 2000s | 0.5604 tonnes per person | 0.5377 tonnes per person | 0.0226 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.8231 tonnes per person | 0.6098 tonnes per person | 0.2133 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.8725 tonnes per person | 0.7985 tonnes per person | 0.074 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
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 Palestine?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.9014 tonnes per person against 0.8698 tonnes per person in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Sri Lanka and Palestine?
- 0.0316 tonnes per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Palestine?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Palestine rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 161st and Palestine ranks 162nd 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.