Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.1557 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.1557 Mt CO2e.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1783 Mt CO2e in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0443 Mt CO2e, in 1975.
That places Sri Lanka 57th out of 194 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0519 Mt CO2e | 0.0443 Mt CO2e | 0.0721 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0744 Mt CO2e | 0.0664 Mt CO2e | 0.0817 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1104 Mt CO2e | 0.0811 Mt CO2e | 0.1485 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1212 Mt CO2e | 0.1056 Mt CO2e | 0.1344 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1533 Mt CO2e | 0.1426 Mt CO2e | 0.1783 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1432 Mt CO2e | 0.1299 Mt CO2e | 0.1557 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 54 Qatar 0.164 Mt CO2e compare
- 55 Belarus, Republic of 0.1589 Mt CO2e compare
- 56 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.1578 Mt CO2e compare
- 58 New Zealand 0.1547 Mt CO2e compare
- 59 Portugal 0.1544 Mt CO2e compare
- 60 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 0.1425 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 191,100 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6,821 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,347 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Sri Lanka?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Sri Lanka was 0.1557 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 transport (energy) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1783 Mt CO2e in 2016.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0443 Mt CO2e in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Transport (Energy) (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).