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

Netherlands
0.0184 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0188 metric tons per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
75th
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sri Lanka
0.010.020.030.04196519942024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0188 metric tons per person against 0.0184 metric tons per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0004 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 75th and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0269 metric tons per person 0.0075 metric tons per person 0.0194 metric tons per person Netherlands
1970s 0.0238 metric tons per person 0.0085 metric tons per person 0.0154 metric tons per person Netherlands
1980s 0.0345 metric tons per person 0.0126 metric tons per person 0.0219 metric tons per person Netherlands
1990s 0.0349 metric tons per person 0.014 metric tons per person 0.0209 metric tons per person Netherlands
2000s 0.034 metric tons per person 0.0149 metric tons per person 0.019 metric tons per person Netherlands
2010s 0.0259 metric tons per person 0.0229 metric tons per person 0.003 metric tons per person Netherlands
2020s 0.0188 metric tons per person 0.0186 metric tons per person 0.0002 metric tons per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Netherlands or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0188 metric tons per person against 0.0184 metric tons per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Netherlands and Sri Lanka?
0.0004 metric tons per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sri Lanka?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Sri Lanka rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Netherlands ranks 75th 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.