Canada vs Sri Lanka: How have things changed?, per capita

Canada
0.0204 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0188 metric tons per person
in 2024
Canada rank
69th
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Sri Lanka
00.020.040.060.08196519942024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0204 metric tons per person against 0.0188 metric tons per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0016 metric tons per person.

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

Across all 60 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 215 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0745 metric tons per person 0.0075 metric tons per person 0.067 metric tons per person Canada
1970s 0.0594 metric tons per person 0.0085 metric tons per person 0.0509 metric tons per person Canada
1980s 0.0616 metric tons per person 0.0126 metric tons per person 0.049 metric tons per person Canada
1990s 0.0471 metric tons per person 0.014 metric tons per person 0.0331 metric tons per person Canada
2000s 0.0457 metric tons per person 0.0149 metric tons per person 0.0308 metric tons per person Canada
2010s 0.0316 metric tons per person 0.0229 metric tons per person 0.0087 metric tons per person Canada
2020s 0.0232 metric tons per person 0.0186 metric tons per person 0.0046 metric tons per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Canada or Sri Lanka?
Canada, at 0.0204 metric tons per person against 0.0188 metric tons per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Canada and Sri Lanka?
0.0016 metric tons per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Canada ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.