Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2024
Uruguay
0.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Uruguay rank
101st
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.