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

Sri Lanka, at 0.966 kt against 0.952 kt in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in waste — emissions between Portugal and Sri Lanka?

0.014 kt, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal 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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Portugal

0.952 kt

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.966 kt

in 2023

Portugal rank

84th

Sri Lanka rank

83rd

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Portugal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.966 kt against 0.952 kt in Portugal, a difference of 0.014 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4957 kt	0.2906 kt	0.2051 kt	Portugal
1970s	0.5831 kt	0.3816 kt	0.2015 kt	Portugal
1980s	0.6642 kt	0.4716 kt	0.1926 kt	Portugal
1990s	0.8206 kt	0.578 kt	0.2426 kt	Portugal
2000s	0.8971 kt	0.6621 kt	0.235 kt	Portugal
2010s	0.9025 kt	0.8338 kt	0.0687 kt	Portugal
2020s	0.9405 kt	0.947 kt	0.0065 kt	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Portugal or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.966 kt against 0.952 kt in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Portugal and Sri Lanka?: 0.014 kt, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions?: Portugal ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
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