Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land was -16.04 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 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 - other land in Sri Lanka stood at -16.04 Mt CO2e. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - other land in Sri Lanka peaked at -14.6 Mt CO2e in 2002 and was at its lowest, -16.04 Mt CO2e, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -15.77 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -15.84 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2002 | -14.6 Mt CO2e | -7.8% |
| 2003 | -14.77 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2004 | -14.71 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2005 | -15.24 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2006 | -15.63 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2007 | -15.35 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2008 | -15.76 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2009 | -15.89 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2010 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2011 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -15.36 Mt CO2e | -15.89 Mt CO2e | -14.6 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -16.04 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -16.04 Mt CO2e | -16.04 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - other land in Sri Lanka?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - other land in Sri Lanka was -16.04 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 - other land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was -14.6 Mt CO2e in 2002.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - other land recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.04 Mt CO2e in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - other land?
- Sri Lanka ranks 173rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - other land rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 - Other Land (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 "Other land".