Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Kenya
0.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2024
Kenya rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
88th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kenya ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Kenya, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Kenya ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 88th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.