Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) was 1.24 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Sri Lanka is 1.24 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.7 Mt CO2e in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5273 Mt CO2e, in 1984.
That places Sri Lanka 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7564 Mt CO2e | 0.6295 Mt CO2e | 0.866 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5728 Mt CO2e | 0.5273 Mt CO2e | 0.6444 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8623 Mt CO2e | 0.6204 Mt CO2e | 1.15 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 0.921 Mt CO2e | 1.27 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 Mt CO2e | 0.9085 Mt CO2e | 1.7 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 Mt CO2e | 1.05 Mt CO2e | 1.7 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 191,100 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6,821 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,347 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8,527 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 18,186 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 170,769 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 243,824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Sri Lanka?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Sri Lanka was 1.24 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 Mt CO2e in 2020.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5273 Mt CO2e in 1984.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).