Congo vs Sri Lanka: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Congo
0.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.3%
in 2024
Congo rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
55th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Congo
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Congo ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 10 and Sri Lanka in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Congo or Sri Lanka?
- Congo, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Congo ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.