Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Sri Lanka
27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uganda
26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
92nd
Uganda rank
94th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda, a difference of 710,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uganda ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd and Uganda ranks 94th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 8 and Uganda in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 443,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 469,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1860s | 499,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1870s | 555,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1880s | 586,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 651,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1890s | 668,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 737,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1900s | 788,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 835,066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1910s | 916,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1920s | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 261,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1930s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1940s | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uganda |
| 1950s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 8.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 17.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 24.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 26.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
- Sri Lanka, at 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 710,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd and Uganda ranks 94th 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.