Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
69th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Sri Lanka 69th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 67 Greece 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 68 South Africa 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 70 Bulgaria 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 71 Croatia 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sri Lanka?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sri Lanka was 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.