Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 2.82 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2.82 % change on previous year for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.5 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -19.34 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 39th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.0438 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -4942.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4036 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1974 | 11.28 % change on previous year | +2695.1% |
| 1975 | -12.83 % change on previous year | -213.7% |
| 1976 | 8.2 % change on previous year | -163.9% |
| 1977 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1978 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
| 1980 | 6.01 % change on previous year | +288.8% |
| 1981 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
| 1982 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -169.9% |
| 1983 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 7.46 % change on previous year | +234.0% |
| 1985 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 1986 | -0.0491 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 1987 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -7416.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2192 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7862 % change on previous year | +258.7% |
| 1990 | -4.5 % change on previous year | -672.2% |
| 1991 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 1992 | 6.16 % change on previous year | -312.5% |
| 1993 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 1994 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1995 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -174.0% |
| 1996 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -345.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1834 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 1998 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -1603.1% |
| 1999 | 8.78 % change on previous year | -418.5% |
| 2000 | -0.3003 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 2001 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +318.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7289 % change on previous year | -158.0% |
| 2003 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -535.8% |
| 2004 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -187.1% |
| 2005 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -177.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1634 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7736 % change on previous year | +373.4% |
| 2008 | 6.99 % change on previous year | +803.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7858 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 2010 | 5.63 % change on previous year | +616.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4218 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 2012 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -339.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3828 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 2014 | 5.64 % change on previous year | +1373.9% |
| 2015 | 10.93 % change on previous year | +93.7% |
| 2016 | -19.34 % change on previous year | -277.0% |
| 2017 | -8.2 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 2018 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -168.1% |
| 2019 | -8.52 % change on previous year | -252.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5 % change on previous year | -328.9% |
| 2021 | -18.41 % change on previous year | -194.4% |
| 2022 | 15.47 % change on previous year | -184.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 2024 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +22.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +7416.1% | -0.0491 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +4942.1% | -0.0438 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +2695.1% | 0.4036 % change on previous year | 11.28 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -1603.1% | 0.1834 % change on previous year | -2.76 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.35 % change on previous year | -12.83 % change on previous year | 11.28 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.18 % change on previous year | -3.57 % change on previous year | 7.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 % change on previous year | -4.5 % change on previous year | 8.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5328 % change on previous year | -3.18 % change on previous year | 6.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8479 % change on previous year | -19.34 % change on previous year | 10.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.34 % change on previous year | -18.41 % change on previous year | 19.5 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sri Lanka?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Sri Lanka was 2.82 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.34 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.