Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 10.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sri Lanka, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 10.6% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 404.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sri Lanka peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -13.7%, in 1998.
Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5.9% | — |
| 1992 | -3.6% | -37.7% |
| 1993 | -1.5% | -59.8% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -179.0% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +22.3% |
| 1996 | -5.5% | -488.0% |
| 1997 | -5.1% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | -13.7% | +169.4% |
| 1999 | -10.5% | -23.6% |
| 2000 | -10.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | -12.8% | +19.9% |
| 2002 | -12.0% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | -8.7% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | -12.7% | +46.2% |
| 2005 | -5.4% | -57.1% |
| 2006 | -4.7% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | -6.4% | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -137.9% |
| 2009 | -1.3% | -153.4% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -574.7% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -43.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +69.2% |
| 2014 | -3.5% | -146.1% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -304.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -63.0% |
| 2017 | -9.2% | -446.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -114.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -38.2% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +654.0% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +54.4% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +14.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 10.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 51% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 10.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 34.1%, 31% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +654.0% | 0.8% | 6.3% |
| 2010 | +574.7% | -1.3% | 6.1% |
| 1996 | -488.0% | 1.4% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | -446.9% | 2.7% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.8% | -13.7% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | -7.2% | -12.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | -9.2% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 6.3% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sri Lanka?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sri Lanka was 10.6% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.7% in 1998.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Sri Lanka ranks 131st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 404.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.