Jordan vs Sri Lanka: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Jordan
29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jordan rank
90th
Sri Lanka rank
92nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Jordan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Jordan ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 77,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 443,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 366,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 77,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 499,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 422,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 84,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 471,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 93,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 586,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 493,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 93,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 668,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 90,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 788,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 698,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 82,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 916,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 833,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 79,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 973,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 80,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 111,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 557,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 864,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 1990s | 15.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2000s | 22.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2010s | 29.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2020s | 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Jordan or Sri Lanka?
- Jordan, at 29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Jordan and Sri Lanka?
- 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Sri Lanka rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Jordan ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.