Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -18.48 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -18.48 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Sri Lanka peaked at -18.29 Mt CO2e in 2009 and was at its lowest, -23.21 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 148th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -23.21 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -22.96 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 2002 | -20.81 Mt CO2e | -9.4% |
| 2003 | -20.48 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 2004 | -19.62 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 2005 | -19.51 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2006 | -19.87 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2007 | -18.67 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -18.31 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 2009 | -18.29 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2010 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2011 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.17 Mt CO2e | -23.21 Mt CO2e | -18.29 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -18.48 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -18.48 Mt CO2e | -18.48 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 145 North Korea -17.01 Mt CO2e compare
- 146 Suriname -17.8 Mt CO2e compare
- 147 Congo -18.25 Mt CO2e compare
- 149 Liberia -20.5 Mt CO2e compare
- 150 New Zealand -20.51 Mt CO2e compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau -22.54 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)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -73.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -50.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Sri Lanka?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Sri Lanka was -18.48 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 - total excluding recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was -18.29 Mt CO2e in 2009.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.21 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Sri Lanka ranks 148th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding 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 - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.