Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre

Jamaica
3.39 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Sri Lanka
2.77 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Jamaica rank
33rd
Sri Lanka rank
36th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Sri Lanka
02.557.51012.5196119912022

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 3.39 units per square kilometre against 2.77 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.62 units per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 3.72 units per square kilometre 0.4314 units per square kilometre 3.29 units per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 8.76 units per square kilometre 0.7799 units per square kilometre 7.98 units per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 6.22 units per square kilometre 0.8156 units per square kilometre 5.41 units per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 9.22 units per square kilometre 1.15 units per square kilometre 8.06 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 10.5 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre 8.52 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 7.34 units per square kilometre 2.73 units per square kilometre 4.61 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 3.41 units per square kilometre 2.8 units per square kilometre 0.6049 units per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
Jamaica, at 3.39 units per square kilometre against 2.77 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
0.62 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/sulphur-dioxide-and-coal-per-square-kilometre/jamaica/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/sulphur-dioxide-and-coal-per-square-kilometre/jamaica/sri-lanka/">Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.