Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Greenhouse gas emissions
Sri Lanka
42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Uruguay rank
101st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 43.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 351,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and Uruguay in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 299,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 23.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 26.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 44.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 31.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 27.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 31.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 967,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 42.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 45.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 41.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 43.05 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 Uruguay?
- 351,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd and Uruguay ranks 101st 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.