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
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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About this data
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$.