Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Share global ghg emissions

Sri Lanka
0.0784
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0791
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Uruguay rank
101st

Share global ghg emissions over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0791 against 0.0784 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0007.

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 0.306 0.1492 0.1567 Sri Lanka
1860s 0.2197 0.2263 0.0066 Uruguay
1870s 0.0932 0.2231 0.1299 Uruguay
1880s 0.0969 0.2758 0.1789 Uruguay
1890s 0.1486 0.3025 0.1539 Uruguay
1900s 0.1188 0.2514 0.1326 Uruguay
1910s 0.0981 0.2353 0.1372 Uruguay
1920s 0.0813 0.2273 0.146 Uruguay
1930s 0.0863 0.2222 0.136 Uruguay
1940s 0.1558 0.2051 0.0493 Uruguay
1950s 0.1318 0.1765 0.0447 Uruguay
1960s 0.1857 0.1279 0.0578 Sri Lanka
1970s 0.1003 0.0806 0.0198 Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0796 0.073 0.0066 Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0807 0.0781 0.0025 Sri Lanka
2000s 0.096 0.0896 0.0065 Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0878 0.094 0.0062 Uruguay
2020s 0.0779 0.0768 0.0011 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share global ghg emissions, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0791 against 0.0784 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in share global ghg emissions between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
0.0007, 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 global ghg emissions?
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed