Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.2219 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.2219 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2475 Mt CO2e in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0889 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0891 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0889 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.094 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0949 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0907 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.093 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0945 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0937 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0997 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1052 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1058 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1086 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1191 Mt CO2e | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1231 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1226 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1197 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1225 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1304 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.13 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1294 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1275 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1298 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1445 Mt CO2e | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1442 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1401 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1424 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1804 Mt CO2e | +26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1833 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1786 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1942 Mt CO2e | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2227 Mt CO2e | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.212 Mt CO2e | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2188 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2275 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2384 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2475 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2281 Mt CO2e | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2432 Mt CO2e | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2317 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2261 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2405 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2411 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2475 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2118 Mt CO2e | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2315 Mt CO2e | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2231 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2457 Mt CO2e | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2371 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.224 Mt CO2e | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.241 Mt CO2e | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2272 Mt CO2e | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2258 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2085 Mt CO2e | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.214 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2219 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2219 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.27 Mt CO2e, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.2219 Mt CO2e is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3445 Mt CO2e, 64% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0944 Mt CO2e | 0.0889 Mt CO2e | 0.1052 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1211 Mt CO2e | 0.1058 Mt CO2e | 0.1304 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1565 Mt CO2e | 0.1275 Mt CO2e | 0.1942 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2296 Mt CO2e | 0.212 Mt CO2e | 0.2475 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2343 Mt CO2e | 0.2118 Mt CO2e | 0.2475 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2195 Mt CO2e | 0.2085 Mt CO2e | 0.2272 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Sri Lanka?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Sri Lanka was 0.2219 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2475 Mt CO2e in 2005.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0889 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).