Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment was 36,232 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36,232
Change on year
down 53.1%
World rank
21st
of 67 countries
All-time high
77,213
in 2022
All-time low
20,566
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment in Sri Lanka, 2019–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 36,232 for hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment in 2023.
That represents a change of down 53.1% on the previous year and up 48.9% over five years.
Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24,327 | — |
| 2020 | 51,398 | +111.3% |
| 2021 | 20,566 | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 77,213 | +275.4% |
| 2023 | 36,232 | -53.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24,327 | 24,327 | 24,327 | 1 |
| 2020s | 46,352 | 20,566 | 77,213 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 18 Austria 62,905
- 19 Azerbaijan 60,120 compare
- 20 Colombia 58,334 compare
- 22 Australia 33,918 compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 33,237 compare
- 24 Norway 27,212
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0191 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment in Sri Lanka?
- Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment in Sri Lanka was 36,232 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 77,213 in 2022.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,566 in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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