Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,349 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka stood at 1,349 kt.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,044 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 701.56 kt, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 113th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 701.56 kt | — |
| 1962 | 740.38 kt | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 747.27 kt | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 823.62 kt | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 848.77 kt | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 813.23 kt | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 790.12 kt | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 872.43 kt | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 816.65 kt | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 842.2 kt | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 868.01 kt | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 831.49 kt | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 865.23 kt | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 886.11 kt | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 780.19 kt | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 868.96 kt | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 952.01 kt | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 1,025 kt | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 1,021 kt | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1,119 kt | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 1,075 kt | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1,062 kt | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1,108 kt | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1,227 kt | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 1,251 kt | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1,238 kt | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,237 kt | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,267 kt | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1,252 kt | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1,261 kt | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,209 kt | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1,269 kt | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1,356 kt | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 1,418 kt | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1,374 kt | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1,315 kt | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1,335 kt | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,325 kt | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,463 kt | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 1,417 kt | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1,407 kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,567 kt | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 1,382 kt | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 1,426 kt | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,577 kt | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 1,554 kt | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,468 kt | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1,789 kt | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 1,617 kt | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 1,586 kt | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,810 kt | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1,572 kt | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 1,410 kt | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 1,861 kt | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 1,518 kt | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 1,302 kt | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 1,155 kt | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 1,039 kt | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1,460 kt | +40.5% |
| 2020 | 2,044 kt | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 1,404 kt | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 1,318 kt | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 1,349 kt | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 794.89 kt | 701.56 kt | 872.43 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 893.96 kt | 780.19 kt | 1,025 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,183 kt | 1,062 kt | 1,267 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,333 kt | 1,209 kt | 1,463 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,520 kt | 1,382 kt | 1,789 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,471 kt | 1,039 kt | 1,861 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,529 kt | 1,318 kt | 2,044 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 110 Estonia 1,384 kt compare
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 1,383 kt compare
- 112 Burundi 1,363 kt compare
- 114 Papua New Guinea 1,318 kt compare
- 115 China, Taiwan Province of 1,317 kt compare
- 116 Switzerland 1,171 kt compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 74.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka was 1,349 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,044 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 701.56 kt in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 113th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf