Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Nicaragua
0.0002 kt per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0002 kt per person
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
98th
Sri Lanka rank
97th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sri Lanka
00000196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0002 kt per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person Nicaragua
1970s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person Nicaragua
1980s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person Nicaragua
2010s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person Nicaragua
2020s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0 kt per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0002 kt per person against 0.0002 kt per person in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
0 kt per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.