Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sri Lanka

Name: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

up 3.1%

World rank

67th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2019

All-time low

0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in 2023.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.

Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.8%
1972	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.1%
1973	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.0%
1974	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.6%
1975	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.1%
1976	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.1%
1977	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.4%
1978	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.3%
1979	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.6%
1980	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.5%
1981	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.6%
1982	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.1%
1983	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.7%
1984	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.2%
1985	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.0%
1986	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.2%
1987	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.3%
1988	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.7%
1989	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.8%
1990	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+18.3%
1991	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.8%
1992	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.1%
1993	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.1%
1994	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.7%
1995	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.1%
1996	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+10.8%
1997	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.1%
1998	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.1%
1999	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.4%
2000	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.8%
2001	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.4%
2002	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.9%
2003	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.5%
2004	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.4%
2005	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.7%
2006	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-4.4%
2007	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.1%
2008	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.8%
2009	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.4%
2010	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.4%
2011	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.0%
2012	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.2%
2013	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-8.9%
2014	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.4%
2015	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+12.0%
2016	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.6%
2017	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.9%
2018	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-0.6%
2019	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.2%
2020	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-1.2%
2021	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.5%
2022	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-5.4%
2023	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Sri Lanka?: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Sri Lanka was 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Sri Lanka rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?: Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (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.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 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.

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Indicator: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit: Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (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.