Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 1.29 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
1.29 kt
World rank
70th
of 183 countries
All-time high
2 kt
in 2015
All-time low
0.6854 kt
in 1965
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Sri Lanka, 1961–2050

0.511.52196120052050

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

Analysis

In 2050, burning - crop residues — emissions in Sri Lanka stood at 1.29 kt.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions in Sri Lanka peaked at 2 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6854 kt, in 1965.

Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.7837 kt
1962 0.826 kt +5.4%
1963 0.8471 kt +2.6%
1964 0.8414 kt -0.7%
1965 0.6854 kt -18.5%
1966 0.8344 kt +21.7%
1967 0.8564 kt +2.6%
1968 0.8935 kt +4.3%
1969 0.8571 kt -4.1%
1970 1.13 kt +31.3%
1971 1.09 kt -3.5%
1972 1.01 kt -7.0%
1973 1.08 kt +7.1%
1974 1.28 kt +18.4%
1975 1 kt -21.7%
1976 1.05 kt +5.1%
1977 1.25 kt +18.3%
1978 1.33 kt +6.2%
1979 1.24 kt -6.6%
1980 1.29 kt +4.3%
1981 1.33 kt +3.2%
1982 1.2 kt -10.2%
1983 1.25 kt +4.8%
1984 1.43 kt +14.1%
1985 1.41 kt -1.7%
1986 1.36 kt -2.9%
1987 1.14 kt -16.7%
1988 1.35 kt +18.6%
1989 1.14 kt -15.3%
1990 1.35 kt +18.0%
1991 1.29 kt -4.4%
1992 1.26 kt -2.5%
1993 1.35 kt +7.2%
1994 1.46 kt +8.2%
1995 1.46 kt +0.0%
1996 1.11 kt -24.1%
1997 1.14 kt +2.7%
1998 1.25 kt +9.9%
1999 1.4 kt +12.2%
2000 1.34 kt -4.2%
2001 1.24 kt -8.0%
2002 1.31 kt +5.9%
2003 1.46 kt +11.1%
2004 1.16 kt -20.2%
2005 1.47 kt +26.2%
2006 1.47 kt +0.4%
2007 1.33 kt -9.6%
2008 1.73 kt +29.8%
2009 1.56 kt -9.5%
2010 1.76 kt +12.5%
2011 1.78 kt +1.2%
2012 1.77 kt -0.7%
2013 1.98 kt +12.3%
2014 1.53 kt -23.1%
2015 2 kt +31.1%
2016 1.92 kt -4.1%
2017 1.35 kt -29.7%
2018 1.76 kt +30.8%
2019 1.62 kt -8.4%
2020 1.82 kt +12.6%
2021 1.99 kt +9.1%
2022 1.91 kt -3.9%
2023 1.96 kt +2.7%
2030 1.28 kt -34.5%
2050 1.29 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.825 kt 0.6854 kt 0.8935 kt 9
1970s 1.15 kt 1 kt 1.33 kt 10
1980s 1.29 kt 1.14 kt 1.43 kt 10
1990s 1.31 kt 1.11 kt 1.46 kt 10
2000s 1.41 kt 1.16 kt 1.73 kt 10
2010s 1.75 kt 1.35 kt 2 kt 10
2020s 1.92 kt 1.82 kt 1.99 kt 4
2030s 1.28 kt 1.28 kt 1.28 kt 1
2050s 1.29 kt 1.29 kt 1.29 kt 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 67 Greece 1.48 kt compare
  2. 68 El Salvador 1.42 kt compare
  3. 69 Honduras 1.36 kt compare
  4. 70 Uzbekistan 1.29 kt compare
  5. 72 Sierra Leone 1.22 kt compare
  6. 73 Uruguay 1.22 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions in Sri Lanka?
Burning - crop residues — emissions in Sri Lanka was 1.29 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 2 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6854 kt in 1965.
How does Sri Lanka rank for burning - crop residues — emissions?
Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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