Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Sri Lanka
42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Tunisia rank
100th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 836,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 100th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 17 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 23.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 26.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 44.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 31.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 27.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 31.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 42.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 45.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 41.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 43.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
- 836,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 100th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.