Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0031 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0031 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
51st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.006 kt per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0009 kt per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.0031 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.006 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.
Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2012 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +89.7% |
| 2020 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0031 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0031 kt per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0034 kt per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 48 North Macedonia 0.0034 kt per square kilometre compare
- 49 Latvia 0.0032 kt per square kilometre compare
- 50 Mexico 0.0031 kt per square kilometre compare
- 52 Argentina 0.0031 kt per square kilometre compare
- 53 Brazil 0.0027 kt per square kilometre compare
- 54 Ethiopia 0.0027 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0031 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.