Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Carbon intensity of GDP

Nigeria
0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.2536 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria rank
118th
Sri Lanka rank
116th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2536 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0097 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Nigeria ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 116th of 199 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.481 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3059 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1751 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.5726 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.242 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3306 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.5535 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2337 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3199 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.3886 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2848 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1038 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.2475 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2318 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0156 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria
2020s 0.2527 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2425 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0101 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.2536 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
0.0097 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 118th and Sri Lanka ranks 116th of 199 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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.