Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation was 0.3861 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Sri Lanka stood at 0.3861 Mt CO2e.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.425 Mt CO2e in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.074 Mt CO2e, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 98th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1854 Mt CO2e | 0.074 Mt CO2e | 0.425 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3861 Mt CO2e | 0.3861 Mt CO2e | 0.3861 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3861 Mt CO2e | 0.3861 Mt CO2e | 0.3861 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 95 Switzerland 0.5678 Mt CO2e compare
- 96 Germany 0.5387 Mt CO2e compare
- 97 Eswatini 0.403 Mt CO2e compare
- 99 Haiti 0.3714 Mt CO2e compare
- 100 Solomon Islands 0.3486 Mt CO2e compare
- 101 Republic of Moldova 0.2914 Mt CO2e 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 46.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Sri Lanka?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Sri Lanka was 0.3861 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.425 Mt CO2e in 2008.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.074 Mt CO2e in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Sri Lanka ranks 98th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".