Which has higher waste — emissions, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 159 kt against 158 kt in Ecuador as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions

Ecuador

158 kt

in 2023

Sri Lanka

159 kt

in 2023

Ecuador rank

71st

Sri Lanka rank

70th

Waste — Emissions over time

Ecuador
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 159 kt against 158 kt in Ecuador, a difference of 1 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ecuador ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	31 kt	56.68 kt	25.68 kt	Sri Lanka
1970s	46.39 kt	72.02 kt	25.63 kt	Sri Lanka
1980s	67.41 kt	87.46 kt	20.05 kt	Sri Lanka
1990s	93.64 kt	101.99 kt	8.35 kt	Sri Lanka
2000s	118.9 kt	118.7 kt	0.2 kt	Ecuador
2010s	138 kt	140.7 kt	2.7 kt	Sri Lanka
2020s	154.5 kt	155.25 kt	0.75 kt	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 159 kt against 158 kt in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 1 kt, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions?: Ecuador ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf