Grenada vs Sri Lanka: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Grenada
0.0853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Grenada rank
188th
Sri Lanka rank
186th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Grenada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Grenada, a difference of 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Grenada ranks 188th and Sri Lanka ranks 186th of 201 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.0126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.0153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.0297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.0563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Grenada or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Grenada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Grenada and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Grenada and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Grenada ranks 188th and Sri Lanka ranks 186th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.