Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 40 Switzerland 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 41 Seychelles 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 42 Jamaica 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 44 American Samoa 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 45 Antigua and Barbuda 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square in Sri Lanka?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square in Sri Lanka was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.