Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 36.05 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Sri Lanka, 1961–2050

2030405060196120052050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Sri Lanka is 36.05 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Sri Lanka peaked at 56.02 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.19 kt, in 1965.

That places Sri Lanka 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2050, putting it 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 21.94 kt
1962 23.13 kt +5.4%
1963 23.72 kt +2.6%
1964 23.56 kt -0.7%
1965 19.19 kt -18.5%
1966 23.36 kt +21.7%
1967 23.98 kt +2.6%
1968 25.02 kt +4.3%
1969 24 kt -4.1%
1970 31.51 kt +31.3%
1971 30.41 kt -3.5%
1972 28.29 kt -7.0%
1973 30.29 kt +7.1%
1974 35.88 kt +18.4%
1975 28.1 kt -21.7%
1976 29.52 kt +5.1%
1977 34.94 kt +18.3%
1978 37.11 kt +6.2%
1979 34.65 kt -6.6%
1980 36.13 kt +4.3%
1981 37.28 kt +3.2%
1982 33.48 kt -10.2%
1983 35.09 kt +4.8%
1984 40.05 kt +14.1%
1985 39.37 kt -1.7%
1986 38.21 kt -2.9%
1987 31.84 kt -16.7%
1988 37.77 kt +18.6%
1989 31.98 kt -15.3%
1990 37.72 kt +18.0%
1991 36.08 kt -4.4%
1992 35.18 kt -2.5%
1993 37.72 kt +7.2%
1994 40.82 kt +8.2%
1995 40.83 kt +0.0%
1996 31 kt -24.1%
1997 31.85 kt +2.7%
1998 35.02 kt +9.9%
1999 39.3 kt +12.2%
2000 37.64 kt -4.2%
2001 34.65 kt -8.0%
2002 36.71 kt +5.9%
2003 40.77 kt +11.1%
2004 32.52 kt -20.2%
2005 41.03 kt +26.2%
2006 41.2 kt +0.4%
2007 37.24 kt -9.6%
2008 48.32 kt +29.8%
2009 43.71 kt -9.5%
2010 49.18 kt +12.5%
2011 49.79 kt +1.2%
2012 49.44 kt -0.7%
2013 55.54 kt +12.3%
2014 42.73 kt -23.1%
2015 56.02 kt +31.1%
2016 53.73 kt -4.1%
2017 37.77 kt -29.7%
2018 49.41 kt +30.8%
2019 45.25 kt -8.4%
2020 50.97 kt +12.6%
2021 55.62 kt +9.1%
2022 53.45 kt -3.9%
2023 54.87 kt +2.7%
2030 35.92 kt -34.5%
2050 36.05 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.1 kt 19.19 kt 25.02 kt 9
1970s 32.07 kt 28.1 kt 37.11 kt 10
1980s 36.12 kt 31.84 kt 40.05 kt 10
1990s 36.55 kt 31 kt 40.83 kt 10
2000s 39.38 kt 32.52 kt 48.32 kt 10
2010s 48.89 kt 37.77 kt 56.02 kt 10
2020s 53.73 kt 50.97 kt 55.62 kt 4
2030s 35.92 kt 35.92 kt 35.92 kt 1
2050s 36.05 kt 36.05 kt 36.05 kt 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 67 Greece 41.31 kt compare
  2. 68 El Salvador 39.64 kt compare
  3. 69 Honduras 38.09 kt compare
  4. 70 Uzbekistan 36.05 kt compare
  5. 72 Sierra Leone 34.19 kt compare
  6. 73 Uruguay 34.17 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Sri Lanka?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Sri Lanka was 36.05 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 56.02 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 19.19 kt in 1965.
How does Sri Lanka rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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