Macao vs Sri Lanka: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Macao
0.0846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Macao rank
189th
Sri Lanka rank
186th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Macao
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Macao, a difference of 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 82 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Macao ranks 189th and Sri Lanka ranks 186th of 201 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.0094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0212 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, Macao or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Macao and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Sri Lanka?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Macao ranks 189th 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.