Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF was 16.7 Mt CO2e in 2023. β Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF in Sri Lanka, 2000β2023
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Sri Lanka is 16.7 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Sri Lanka peaked at 17.82 Mt CO2e in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.8195 Mt CO2e, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1 Mt CO2e | -0.8195 Mt CO2e | 7.51 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.42 Mt CO2e | 8.06 Mt CO2e | 17.82 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.83 Mt CO2e | 15.64 Mt CO2e | 17.58 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 104 Malawi 17.79 Mt CO2e compare
- 105 Solomon Islands 16.82 Mt CO2e compare
- 106 Estonia 16.77 Mt CO2e compare
- 108 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 16.53 Mt CO2e compare
- 109 Honduras 16.35 Mt CO2e compare
- 110 Mauritania 16.29 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 including lulucf in Sri Lanka?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf in Sri Lanka was 16.7 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17.82 Mt CO2e in 2019.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8195 Mt CO2e in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf?
- Sri Lanka ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions including lulucf rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions including 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 sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, agriculture, and land use, land use changes, and forestry (LULUCF) sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).