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

Philippines
2.91 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Sri Lanka
2.77 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Philippines rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
36th

Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre over time

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
0123196119912022

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.91 units per square kilometre against 2.77 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.14 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.4314 units per square kilometre 0.6442 units per square kilometre Philippines
1970s 2.15 units per square kilometre 0.7799 units per square kilometre 1.37 units per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 1.7 units per square kilometre 0.8156 units per square kilometre 0.8835 units per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 2.23 units per square kilometre 1.15 units per square kilometre 1.08 units per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 1.81 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre 0.1698 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 2.1 units per square kilometre 2.73 units per square kilometre 0.6282 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 2.76 units per square kilometre 2.8 units per square kilometre 0.0489 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Philippines, at 2.91 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 Philippines and Sri Lanka?
0.14 units per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 35th 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.

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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.