Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0721 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1499 kilograms per international-$ in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0543 kilograms per international-$, in 1989.
Sri Lanka ranks 158th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1037 kilograms per international-$ | 0.076 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1226 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1158 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0982 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1499 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0969 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0787 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1192 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0543 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0936 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0671 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0556 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0789 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0845 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0717 kilograms per international-$ | 0.094 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0747 kilograms per international-$ | 0.064 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0868 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0741 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0756 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 155 Hong Kong 0.0862 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 156 Norway 0.0847 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 157 Sweden 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 159 Rwanda 0.0688 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 160 Malawi 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0645 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 21.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 20.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 567.87 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.0721 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1499 kilograms per international-$ in 1969.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0543 kilograms per international-$ in 1989.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).