Namibia vs Sri Lanka: How have things changed?

Namibia
381,570 metric tons
in 2024
Sri Lanka
412,020 metric tons
in 2024
Namibia rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
47th

How have things changed? over time

  • Namibia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 412,020 metric tons against 381,570 metric tons in Namibia, a difference of 30,450 metric tons.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Namibia ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 4,000 metric tons 86,041 metric tons 82,041 metric tons Sri Lanka
1970s 7,500 metric tons 115,110 metric tons 107,610 metric tons Sri Lanka
1980s 17,343 metric tons 195,961 metric tons 178,618 metric tons Sri Lanka
1990s 561,605 metric tons 246,276 metric tons 315,329 metric tons Namibia
2000s 567,365 metric tons 300,187 metric tons 267,178 metric tons Namibia
2010s 503,134 metric tons 484,403 metric tons 18,732 metric tons Namibia
2020s 356,826 metric tons 409,999 metric tons 53,173 metric tons Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Namibia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 412,020 metric tons against 381,570 metric tons in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Namibia and Sri Lanka?
30,450 metric tons, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sri Lanka?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Sri Lanka rank globally for how have things changed??
Namibia ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.