Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 37.17 Mt CO2e in 2024. β² Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Sri Lanka, 1970β2024
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 37.17 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Sri Lanka peaked at 37.17 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.88 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 203 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.87 Mt CO2e | 9.88 Mt CO2e | 12.09 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.19 Mt CO2e | 12.27 Mt CO2e | 13.8 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.27 Mt CO2e | 15.47 Mt CO2e | 21.02 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.28 Mt CO2e | 22.14 Mt CO2e | 25.99 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9 Mt CO2e | 26.55 Mt CO2e | 36.3 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.69 Mt CO2e | 34.13 Mt CO2e | 37.17 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 95 Zambia 38.52 Mt CO2e compare
- 96 Denmark 38.26 Mt CO2e compare
- 97 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 38.03 Mt CO2e compare
- 99 Cuba 35.99 Mt CO2e compare
- 100 Madagascar, Republic of 35.79 Mt CO2e compare
- 101 Burkina Faso 34.92 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 191,100 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 6,821 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,347 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 8,527 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 18,186 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 170,769 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Sri Lanka?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Sri Lanka was 37.17 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 37.17 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.88 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Sri Lanka ranks 98th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).