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

Gambia
0.02 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0188 metric tons per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
71st
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Sri Lanka
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03196519942024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.02 metric tons per person against 0.0188 metric tons per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0012 metric tons per person.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0133 metric tons per person 0.0075 metric tons per person 0.0058 metric tons per person Gambia
1970s 0.0194 metric tons per person 0.0085 metric tons per person 0.0109 metric tons per person Gambia
1980s 0.0157 metric tons per person 0.0126 metric tons per person 0.0031 metric tons per person Gambia
1990s 0.0207 metric tons per person 0.014 metric tons per person 0.0067 metric tons per person Gambia
2000s 0.0227 metric tons per person 0.0149 metric tons per person 0.0078 metric tons per person Gambia
2010s 0.0228 metric tons per person 0.0229 metric tons per person 0.0001 metric tons per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0204 metric tons per person 0.0186 metric tons per person 0.0018 metric tons per person Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Gambia or Sri Lanka?
Gambia, at 0.02 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 Gambia and Sri Lanka?
0.0012 metric tons per person, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sri Lanka?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Sri Lanka rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Gambia ranks 71st 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.