Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,401 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,401 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 218 countries
All-time high
3,401 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,832 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 2.8k kt1991: 2.9k kt1992: 2.9k kt1993: 2.9k kt1994: 2.9k kt1995: 3.0k kt1996: 3.0k kt1997: 3.0k kt1998: 3.0k kt1999: 3.0k kt2000: 3.1k kt2001: 3.1k kt2002: 3.1k kt2003: 3.1k kt2004: 3.1k kt2005: 3.1k kt2006: 3.1k kt2007: 3.2k kt2008: 3.2k kt2009: 3.2k kt2010: 3.2k kt2011: 3.2k kt2012: 3.3k kt2013: 3.3k kt2014: 3.3k kt2015: 3.3k kt2016: 3.4k kt2017: 3.4k kt2018: 3.4k kt2019: 3.4k kt2020: 3.4k kt2021: 3.4k kt2022: 3.4k kt2023: 3.4k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 3,401 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,401 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,832 kt, in 1990.

Sri Lanka ranks 50th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Sri Lanka, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,832 kt
1991 2,856 kt +0.9%
1992 2,881 kt +0.9%
1993 2,902 kt +0.8%
1994 2,928 kt +0.9%
1995 2,958 kt +1.0%
1996 2,972 kt +0.5%
1997 2,994 kt +0.8%
1998 3,016 kt +0.7%
1999 3,042 kt +0.9%
2000 3,056 kt +0.4%
2001 3,075 kt +0.6%
2002 3,084 kt +0.3%
2003 3,098 kt +0.5%
2004 3,112 kt +0.4%
2005 3,124 kt +0.4%
2006 3,141 kt +0.5%
2007 3,163 kt +0.7%
2008 3,182 kt +0.6%
2009 3,199 kt +0.5%
2010 3,224 kt +0.8%
2011 3,250 kt +0.8%
2012 3,269 kt +0.6%
2013 3,291 kt +0.7%
2014 3,315 kt +0.8%
2015 3,337 kt +0.7%
2016 3,354 kt +0.5%
2017 3,371 kt +0.5%
2018 3,382 kt +0.4%
2019 3,387 kt +0.1%
2020 3,394 kt +0.2%
2021 3,398 kt +0.1%
2022 3,394 kt -0.1%
2023 3,401 kt +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,938 kt 2,832 kt 3,042 kt 10
2000s 3,123 kt 3,056 kt 3,199 kt 10
2010s 3,318 kt 3,224 kt 3,387 kt 10
2020s 3,397 kt 3,394 kt 3,401 kt 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 47 Afghanistan 3,863 kt compare
  2. 48 Uzbekistan 3,808 kt compare
  3. 49 Madagascar 3,426 kt compare
  4. 51 Guatemala 3,319 kt compare
  5. 52 Nepal 3,268 kt compare
  6. 53 Hungary 3,244 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Sri Lanka was 3,401 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 3,401 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 2,832 kt in 1990.
How does Sri Lanka rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,027 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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