Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Share of global methane emissions
Denmark
0.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2024
Denmark rank
101st
Sri Lanka rank
98th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Denmark
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 16 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 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 methane emissions, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Denmark ranks 101st and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane 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 methane emissions.