Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Kenya
21.64 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sri Lanka
23.33 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Kenya rank
85th
Sri Lanka rank
83rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Kenya
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 23.33 Mt CO2e against 21.64 Mt CO2e in Kenya, a difference of 1.69 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 4.28 Mt CO2e 3.48 Mt CO2e 0.7989 Mt CO2e Kenya
1980s 5.54 Mt CO2e 4.41 Mt CO2e 1.13 Mt CO2e Kenya
1990s 6.85 Mt CO2e 6.87 Mt CO2e 0.0275 Mt CO2e Sri Lanka
2000s 9.25 Mt CO2e 12.87 Mt CO2e 3.62 Mt CO2e Sri Lanka
2010s 16.32 Mt CO2e 19.26 Mt CO2e 2.94 Mt CO2e Sri Lanka
2020s 21.11 Mt CO2e 22.23 Mt CO2e 1.12 Mt CO2e Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 23.33 Mt CO2e against 21.64 Mt CO2e in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
1.69 Mt CO2e, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Kenya ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).