Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.6851 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6851 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
62nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.21 Mt CO2e
in 2010
All-time low
0.685 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024

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Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.6851 Mt CO2e.

The figure is down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.21 Mt CO2e in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.685 Mt CO2e, in 2023.

Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8704 Mt CO2e 0.8206 Mt CO2e 0.9292 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 1.06 Mt CO2e 0.9391 Mt CO2e 1.19 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 1.16 Mt CO2e 1.13 Mt CO2e 1.19 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 1.12 Mt CO2e 1.08 Mt CO2e 1.19 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 0.8585 Mt CO2e 0.6921 Mt CO2e 1.21 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 0.6937 Mt CO2e 0.685 Mt CO2e 0.7049 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 59 Sierra Leone 0.7175 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 60 Thailand 0.7074 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 61 Benin 0.7055 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 63 Central African Republic 0.6842 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 64 Burundi 0.6759 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 65 Mali 0.6517 Mt CO2e compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Sri Lanka?
Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Sri Lanka was 0.6851 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 Mt CO2e in 2010.
What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.685 Mt CO2e in 2023.
How does Sri Lanka rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).